[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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