[IAEP] zareason offering ubuntu on a strick

[Sean DALY]

That Partimus site redefines "minimalism": we do good stuff so here's
how to donate :-)


On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 6:09 PM, Tomeu Vizoso <tomeu at sugarlabs.org> wrote:
> On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 16:50, Sean DALY <sdaly.be at gmail.com> wrote:
>> This part is especially interesting:
>
> Some more info about ZaReason, I find interesting the reference to
> OLPC and Partimus:
>
> http://www.workswithu.com/2009/05/27/zareason-preparing-ubuntu-server-netbook/
>
> Regards,
>
> Tomeu
>
>> "In the spirit of open source, we are offering Ubuntu or any other
>> distro that you would like to see. If you want a distro that we don't
>> already list, please email us at  stickylinux at zareason.com and we'll
>> see what we can do to add your distro to the list."
>>
>> What makes it work is that they evacuate our problem of multiple stick
>> vendors; much easier for them to do QC on a single stick make and
>> model - even if the manufacturer makes a running change, if they work
>> closely together they can test a new model.
>>
>> Karlie at on-disk.com has been offering the SoaS beta basically at
>> cost, I think getting SoaS listed with such suppliers (perhaps in
>> branded/nonbranded variants) is an excellent approach.
>>
>> Sean
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 4:40 PM, David Farning <dfarning at sugarlabs.org> wrote:
>>> Here is an interesting link.
>>>
>>> http://www.zareason.com/shop/product.php?productid=16204&cat=0&page=1
>>>
>>> ZaReason, a linux hardware reseller, is offering ubuntu on a stick for
>>> $39.00 for a four gig stick.  They call it sticky linux:)
>>>
>>> ZaReason is an ubuntu shop.  Ubuntu is not well regarded for pushing
>>> improvements back upstream.  On the other hand, every linux on usb
>>> user drives the product forward.
>>>
>>> david
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