[olug] Fw: TheOpenCD

[neal r]

 Microsoft Office is the vampire, OpenCD is the wooden stake, I guess that
makes Brian Roberson ...


  BUFFY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


  Does anyone have a candid Roberson photo so I can get the 'separated at
birth' picture done up?


Brian Roberson wrote:

> HOW IRONIC!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <henrik at theopencd.org>
> To: <brian at bstc.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 12:30 PM
> Subject: TheOpenCD
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > My name is Henrik Nilsen Omma, and I am one of the project leaders of a
> new
> > Open Source Project called TheOpenCD.  Our aim is to create a simple to
> use CD
> > distribution of Open Source software for Windows, and in that way spread
> the
> > OSS message. I'm writing to various LUGs to announce the launch of our
> first
> > edition, and hope that you might find it a useful tool in promoting Linux
> and
> > OSS to a wider public.
> >
> > The disc allows new users can try out Open Source software (OSS) in the
> comfort
> > of their own, familiar operating system, rather than having to take  the
> drastic
> > step of reformatting their hard drive to install Linux or BSD. The
> collection,
> > which includes OpenOffice.org, AbiWord and Beonex is primarily  intended
> for
> > non-technical computer users. However, we expect that the disc  will
> appeal
> > first to experienced OSS users, who will hopefully find it a  useful
> vehicle by
> > which to introduce OSS to their less computer-savvy friends.
> >
> > We invite all OSS enthusiasts to download the ISO, burn CDs and distribute
> them
> > widely to friends, local schools, universities, and companies.  We
> further
> > encourage you all to stop by our to comment, discuss and contribute!
> >
> > http://www.theopencd.org/
> >
> > Best wishes,
> >
> > Henrik Nilsen Omma
> > & TheOpenCD Team
> >
> >
> > --
> > Henrik Nilsen Omma             Theoretical Physics, Oxford
> > 35 Frenchay Road               1 Keble Road
> > Oxford OX2 6TG                 Oxford OX1 3NP
> > h.omma at btinternet.com          henrik at thphys.ox.ac.uk
> >
> >
> >
>
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