[wellylug] Fwd: excerpt from Copyleft News #78 (Ubuntu Linux)

Brent Wood pcreso at pcreso.com
Tue Oct 26 07:59:26 NZDT 2004


For those who have been dscussing/looking at Ubuntu Linux, I have included an
excerpt from Phil Charles's latest newsletter (he is the guy who runs Copyleft-
been involved in distributing/supporting Linux in NZ for a good long while
now...)

May be of interest to others as well...


   Brent



--- Philip Charles <philipc at copyleft.co.nz> wrote:

> Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 19:16:22 +1300 (NZDT)
> From: Philip Charles <philipc at copyleft.co.nz>
> To: "Copyleft, GNU/Linux News": ;
> Subject: Copyleft News #78
> 
>                        Copyleft Newsletter #78
>                           25 October 2004
> 
> ** Ubuntu
> ** Price list
> ** gpg public key
> ** This newsletter
> ** Contact info
> 
> *** Ubuntu
>     Ubuntu is a Debian derivative which has had its first release a few days
>     ago. Canonical the company that produces Ubunto, employs a number of
> Debian
>     Developers to work on Ubuntu and encourages them to continue their work
> for
>     Debian. Ubuntu is a free/libre distribution, and it is also free/gratis.
>     A free pressed CD is available from http://shipit.ubuntulinux.com.  Mind
>     you, I would prefer that you bought the Copyleft product for $7.50
> 
>     I was very impressed with the distribution.  I found that it was the
>     easiest installation to date with first class hardware detection and a
>     fully functional desktop with Open Office etc.  Highly recommended for
> OEM
>     people and those who want the easiest of installations.
>     I have started work on a Copyleft DVD.
> 
>     Some background
>     Mark Shuttleworth, the person behind Canonical, was born in 1973 and is a
>     graduate of the University of Capetown.  During his university days he
>     started a business, Thwaite, in the family garage.  In 1999 he sold
> Thwaite
>     to VerSign for US$400 million.  Since then he set up an educational
> trust,
>     founded a venture capital company, been into space via the Russian space
>     programme and founded Canonical.




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