Re: [Dfey-nw-discuss] [Fwd: [ubuntu-uk] Business with Ubuntu]

[jazzyjeph]

Hi
Just a quickie but if the Boss will not invest in training you may be 
better off looking for employment elsewhere, ventures like this with no 
training involved could end up leaving everybody feeling bad and they 
will hold you responsible (being the Ubuntu person)
Because we are talking business and profitability the community may be 
less willing to donate free time to it, so you might need to buy in 
experience to make up for the lack of training you received.
So much better if the boss invests in his company and reaps the rewards 
from the increased sales and profitability that using Ubuntu could bring.

Regards
Geoff
Tim Dobson wrote:
> Anyone got any thoughts on this?
>
> Cheers
>
> Tim
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Business with Ubuntu
> Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 09:04:19 +0100
> From: James Milligan <address@hidden>
> Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk <address@hidden>
> To: British Ubuntu Talk <address@hidden>
>
> Let me just say that I couldn't think of a better title for this, so
> please  improve it if you can!
>
> The shop I work in sells desktop computers that are built to order
> each time, meaning the OS too. We also sell laptops by ASUS but that's
> not really relevant at the moment. Our main thing, though, is
> repairing computers in general.
>
> The boss has told me that he's got 2 Ubuntu desktops to be built, and
> he wants me to do them. He said this because I'm pretty much the only
> person in the company that's knows about Ubuntu enough to install it
> and set it up.
>
> I feel that the time is right to suggest moving to Ubuntu as a
> mainstream option when people are choosing what OS to have. The only
> issues I can see, and what he will see, are the following:
>
> - profitability - how much do you 'charge' for Ubuntu to make it
> worthwhile? Also, because of the nature of Windows PCs, we get a lot
> of return sales because of the repairs etc. I know Ubuntu computers
> break, but not as often or as badly as Windows ones do.
>
> - training - I'm sure he doesn't want to cough up for the official
> Canonical training, yet I can't go around teaching the guys who know
> more about Windows than I will probably ever do about it. Is there any
> training (preferably close to Manchester, but Cheshire would be better).
>
> I hope someone can think of 'solutions' for this - I know that he'd go
> for Ubuntu if he could, it's just that there isn't as much profit in
> it. Thanks for any help!
>
> James Milligan