[Fsf-friends] Ubuntu, anyone?
Frederick Noronha (FN)
fred@bytesforall.org
Tue Dec 21 01:56:53 IST 2004
ubuntu -- gnu/linux for human beings
ubuntu live cd: This 'live CD' contains a full Ubuntu desktop installation that
you can safely try on your Windows-based computer without installing anything
to your hard disk. To try the Live CD, place the CD in your CD-ROM drive and
reboot your computer. If Ubuntu does not load, check that your computer is
configured to boot from the CD-ROM drive. You should have at least 128MB of RAM
to use the Live CD.
This CD also contains Windows versions for several of the applications included
in Ubuntu. To install the open source software for Windows, place this Live CD
into your CD-ROM drive while in Windows and follow the instructions that will
appear on your screen.
ubuntu install cd: This CD contains the installable version
of Ubuntu for Intel x86 computers. You can use this CD to
install Ubuntu to your computer's hard drive. To use this CD,
place it in your computer's CD-ROM drive and reboot your
computer. Then follow the instructions on the screen....
Ubuntu: is a community-based project to build an operating system using only
free and open source software. Ubuntu provides a free desktop operating system
with a full suite of applications and documentation. The Ubuntu project is
sponsored by Canonical Ltd.
Ubuntu is an ancient African word that means 'humanity towards others'. It
embodies the spirit of [free/libre and] open source software, which is built by
the best software practitioners for the benefit of all humanity.
F r e e a n d O p e n S o u r c e S o f t w a r e : Free and
open source
software is software that users have the ability to run, copy, distribute,
study, change, share and improve for any purpose. Open source software is an
ideal platform for business and education, in the home or at the office.
More information online:
Ubuntu: http://www.ubuntulinux.org
Canonical Ltd: http://www.canonical.com
If you would like to request more CDs, you can do so online at
http://shipit.ubuntulinux.org Price US$ 000.00
YOU ARE LEGALLY entitled and encouraged to copy, share and redistribute this
CD, for yourself and your friends. Share the spirit of Ubuntu.
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