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[Valorie Zimmerman <valorie.zimmerman@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Michael,

On Thu, May 7, 2020 at 12:41 PM Michael Mikowski <mmikowski@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Hi All:
>
> We have a great foundation for success and are poised to provide another
> round of capital to expand the reach of Kubuntu branded hardware.  However,
> we should like to adjust our agreement so we can move to this next phase
> with confidence.  Here are the areas we should like to discuss:
>
>    - Updated licensing agreement
>
> Can you say more about what sort of updating you want?

>
>    - Sharing infrastructure (like site templating, hosting, lead
>    capture systems, virtual appliances, etc)
>
> We have no infra to share, frankly. We have some donated server assets and
hosting from Ubuntu.

>
>    - Feeding improvements upstream
>
> By which you mean contributing code to Ubuntu or Debian? Changes to our
Kubuntu Docs? or what?

>
>    - Better integration to the build process (Rik Mills)
>
> Rik was not in the original send line. Can you say what you mean here?

>
>    - Future involvement with Tuxedo
>
> Are we, the Council involved with Tuxedo? I believe that our agreement was
with you and your company. Your agreement to Tuxedo is only tangent to us,
in that hopefully they are distributing KFocus machines in Europe.

>
>    - Anything else the Counsel would like to discuss
>
> I'm afraid that this email is so vague I'm a bit at sea.


> Perhaps we could meet soon to discuss?
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Michael S. Mikowski
> Founder and General Manager, MindShareManagement Inc.
> 415-418-4731 (08:00-19:00 PST)
>
> ====
>
> *Background*
> The Kubuntu Focus has come a long way. We have built substantial
> infrastructure for every facet of the business. Great examples include
> signed repositories, a full e-commerce site, substantial inventory, live
> support, constantly validated and updated mission-critical workflows like
> deep learning, production systems, and logistics controls.  We also feel
> the product is also excellent with hundreds of refinements to make it a
> ready-to-use, reliable, and fully supported consumer product.
>
> To date we have sold 19 units in the US. Tuxedo is also distributing the
> Focus Europe but they have not responded to enquiries for weeks. We believe
> they have sold around the same number.
>
> All the best,

Valorie

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