@Big_Diggity I'm mildly entertaining the idea. I was at the mall tonight and thought, "What if I put a Linux store right next to the Apple store?" Things I would do:
-Sell new computers with free OS's
-Convert/update/repair computers
-Have displays for people to demo
-A counter of "# of computers liberated!"
-A coffee/lounge/forum corner
-Classes for education
-A few museum pieces
-Great quotes all over
-Plushies of Tux, Puffy, etc.
Give me some more ideas!
@marcosgutierrez @Big_Diggity You know, that is cool and I wouldn't have considered it. There are a lot of engineering folks who kinda hate the status quo but don't know about free alternatives. If they had a place to learn about workflows and provide feedback/funding to developers, they might be able to come out ahead without proprietary software.
I'm leaning towards a 501c. There would be products/services but it would be cool to have volunteers with a community supported feel. Maybe @ajroach42 can offer some insight?
I just made a leasing inquiry...why not?
@daniel because you might loose a lot of money? I'd do a viability study first.
@Aslanmane Just getting info so I can 😊
@daniel @Big_Diggity 1. FOSS Home automation devices (cameras, doorbells, hub etc).
2. Raspberry Pi kits for people to look at, play with etc with ideas on his they could use a Pi euro Linux in their lives.
3. Special deals on laptops and desktops.
4. Monitors and peripherals.
5. SSD hard drives and RAM for people to upgrade existing or new hardware
@daniel @Big_Diggity celebrity ticket like me.
@daniel @Big_Diggity the idea is really cool. I would like to have a version with CAELinux, which has a lot of software for science and engineering. For me, frankly speaking is very tricky to install Ubuntu, that is why I use a virtual machine in Windows. To install CAE Linux is almost impossible because I think it has 2 files and I don't even know how to select those files. So in conclusion I would love a PC with CAElinux with a guarantee that I can update any current version.
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