Hi every body.... I am doing my bbm final at Brindavan College, Bangalore. We had a business plan competition happening here... I took this opportunity and sold a remasterd gnu/linux distro after adding all software that a normal user would need.
We where charging for the Dvd and Installation support (Rs.100) Compiz, Gnome Do etc was pre Installed.
We successfully helped around 60 Students and Lecturers to change from windows to Gnu/Linux. In fact each time we gave a demo, 2 or 3 bought a copy. Only reason students are not using this is because they don't know about this. They have a feeling that this things are not user friendly.
We where also promoting the free software philosophy. We wrote on the DVD that it was freely redistrubutable.
We where selling it in the name uniQx, everything from icons to theme where rebranded.
In the End we won the business plan and students came to know the power of Gnu/Linux. We also published a bulletin comparing features of linux with windows 7.
Wrote this so that this serves as an inspiration to plan similar campaigns in campuses etc
Thanking You Safwan Erooth
On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 1:17 AM, Safwan esafwan@gmail.com wrote:
Hi every body.... I am doing my bbm final at Brindavan College, Bangalore. We had a business plan competition happening here... I took this opportunity and sold a remasterd gnu/linux distro after adding all software that a normal user would need.
We where charging for the Dvd and Installation support (Rs.100) Compiz, Gnome Do etc was pre Installed.
We successfully helped around 60 Students and Lecturers to change from windows to Gnu/Linux. In fact each time we gave a demo, 2 or 3 bought a copy. Only reason students are not using this is because they don't know about this. They have a feeling that this things are not user friendly.
We where also promoting the free software philosophy. We wrote on the DVD that it was freely redistrubutable.
We where selling it in the name uniQx, everything from icons to theme where rebranded.
In the End we won the business plan and students came to know the power of Gnu/Linux. We also published a bulletin comparing features of linux with windows 7.
Wrote this so that this serves as an inspiration to plan similar campaigns in campuses etc
great job, can you share photos or videos and the document/article you prepared.
Thanking You Safwan Erooth
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On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 1:17 AM, Safwan esafwan@gmail.com wrote:
Hi every body.... I am doing my bbm final at Brindavan College, Bangalore. We had a business plan competition happening here... I took this opportunity and sold a remasterd gnu/linux distro after adding all software that a normal user would need. We where charging for the Dvd and Installation support (Rs.100) Compiz, Gnome Do etc was pre Installed. We successfully helped around 60 Students and Lecturers to change from windows to Gnu/Linux.
Thats great. Kudos for your effort and your idea.
I hope you will provide them support even though your competition is over. However, may be you can guide them to join this mailing list so that even if you are not able to provide them support regularly they can get help through this mailing list. It would be sad if they revert back to Windows due to lack of support.
Regards,
Vignesh Prabhu
On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 1:17 AM, Safwan esafwan@gmail.com wrote:
Hi every body.... I am doing my bbm final at Brindavan College, Bangalore. We had a business plan competition happening here... I took this opportunity and sold a remasterd gnu/linux distro after adding all software that a normal user would need. We where charging for the Dvd and Installation support (Rs.100) Compiz, Gnome Do etc was pre Installed. We successfully helped around 60 Students and Lecturers to change from windows to Gnu/Linux. In fact each time we gave a demo, 2 or 3 bought a copy. Only reason students are not using this is because they don't know about this. They have a feeling that this things are not user friendly. We where also promoting the free software philosophy. We wrote on the DVD that it was freely redistrubutable. We where selling it in the name uniQx, everything from icons to theme where rebranded. In the End we won the business plan and students came to know the power of Gnu/Linux. We also published a bulletin comparing features of linux with windows 7. Wrote this so that this serves as an inspiration to plan similar campaigns in campuses etc Thanking You Safwan Erooth
a really good morning news :)
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