[Ubuntu-PH] can anybody help us?

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I've ran an internet cafe before (own) with desktops all running on Ubuntu.
Yep, I got the cams to run, chat available, and browsing no sweat. However,
for a business, these are what I've found out through experience:

1. customers will hesitate to use an unfamiliar desktop.
2. even if there's an office suite, they will insist on using MS Office.
3. more than 70% of my cafe users are gamers with 95% of those gamers are
using online games.

I've supplanted first person shooters with opensource counterparts. Yet,
users hesitate to use them. Even had competitions using those games, but in
the long run, no dice.

But if you have not much gaming then go for it. Thing to note -- customers
will insist what they want -- they are paying customers after all.

I wish you good luck.
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On Dec 13, 2007 8:15 AM, °¯`»¦«¶(R)Ø¥»¦«´¯° <troy_lim at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Magandang araw,
>
> Pakilala muna ako sa inyo,
>
> Ako si Troy Lim, taga Imus, Cavite, may ari ng isang computer
>  shop (Netmeeting Internet Café, Poblacion I-B, Imus, Cavite), meron
> kaming organisasyon dito sa Imus, Internet Cafe Association of Imus,
> Inc.(ICAII). Nag me-maintain din ako ng computers
>  sa isang
>  school, Elementary at High School (Benedictine Institute of Learning,
> Abad, Homes, Imus, Cavite).
>
> Gumagamit din ako
>  ng Ubuntu (average user lang) mula Feisty hanggang sa ngayon Gusty, sa
> totoo
>  lang, mas maganda pa sya kaysa sa Vista. :D  Bago ako gumamit ng Ubuntu,
>  dati ay Suse Linux ang Gamit ko..
>
> Sa ngayon, masyadong masigasig ang OMB (Optical Media Board) at  PAPT
> (Philippine Anti-Piracy Team) na manghuli ng mga gumagamit ng pirated
>  na software, lahat nire-raid nila. computer shops, schools, business
> establisments, etc..
>
> Karamihan sa mga kasama ko dito sa ICAII ay walang lisensya ng OS
> kayanaman mapipilitan sila na either bumuli ng orig o kaya ay mag palit ng
> OS.  Ganun din sa Benedictine, nagpalit kami ngayon ng Ubuntu.
>
> Sa tingin ko, ngayon ang pinakamagandang pagkakataon para mapalaganap
> natin ang Ubuntu. (just imagine how many students and customers will be able
> to learn and use Ubuntu)
>
> The problem is, di masyadong marunong gumamit ng Ubuntu ang mga teachers
> as well as the owners of the internet shops.
>
> Gusto ko sanang hingin ang tulong nyo kung sino ang pwedeng magturo (1 day
> seminar) sa amin ng Ubuntu or Linux.
>
> Maraming salamat,
>
> Troy
>
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