[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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