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[Martin Wildam <1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 10:02 AM, Graham <ubuntu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I deal with agencies, consultancies and clients and all through I have used Linux machines to do my business.
> Very rarely I have a stubborn customer who insists you use some Microsoft package.
> Once I go round the roundabout of complaining it doesn't work (but not telling them why)
> they will allow you to provide a solution which works and move on.

Oh, maybe I shouldn't tell anybody that I am using Linux. This is
usually one of the first things I tell just to ensure the cause of the
(compatibility) problem can be found faster. - But you are right, I
should also pay back with a little ignorance.


> Again I have a strategy for this, which basically involves installing Ubuntu
> into virtualbox on whatever equipment they provide, then after a couple of weeks setting
> up dual boot and continuing with that.

I never accept a job if they don't allow me to use Ubuntu. Usually
they do, but then I am facing hurdles. Nothing impossible to get over,
but leaving a lot of annoyances to remember or workarounds I need to
do on a daily basis. I play it the other way round: My base system is
Ubuntu and I have the Virtualbox-installation of Windows.


> I usually avoid telling the client I have set up dual boot since this starts the FUD again, but they usually never ask.

Not sure if the next time I would prefer not to say it. Would be a
problem if they then use internal stuff that is an absolute no-go for
me. If I tell them first and have it as a precondition to even start
working there, I have more arguments that they need to at least
provide the minimum required environment to use Thunderbird for
example (e.g. activating the IMAP service at the Microsoft Exchange
server).

Best regards, Martin.

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Title:
  Microsoft has a majority market share

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Bug description:
  Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC
  marketplace. This is a bug which Ubuntu and other projects are meant
  to fix. As the philosophy of the Ubuntu Project states, "Our work is
  driven by a belief that software should be free and accessible to
  all."

  "Ubuntu software is free. Always was, always will be. Free software gives everyone the freedom to use it however they want and share with whoever they like. This freedom has huge benefits. At one end of the spectrum it enables the Ubuntu community to grow and share its collective experience and expertise to continually improve all things Ubuntu. At the other, we are able to give access to essential software for those who couldn’t otherwise afford it – an advantage that’s keenly felt by individuals and organisations all over the world."
       * http://www.ubuntu.com/project/about-ubuntu/our-philosophy

  Non-free software leaves users at the mercy of the software owner and
  concentrates control over the technology which powers our society into
  the hands of a few. Additionally, proprietary software stifles
  innovation, maintains artificial scarcities, and enables malicious
  anti-features such as DRM, surveillance, and other monopolistic
  practices.

  This bug is widely evident in the PC industry.

  Steps to repeat:

      1. Visit a local PC store.
      2. Attempt to buy a machine without any proprietary software.

  What happens:

  Almost always, a majority of PCs for sale have Microsoft Windows pre-
  installed. In the rare cases that they come with a GNU/Linux operating
  system or no operating system at all, the drivers and BIOS may be
  proprietary.

  What should happen:

  A majority of the PCs for sale should include only free software.

       * http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
       * http://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines
       * http://www.opensource.org/docs/osd

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