Dear IT Store In-charge
This is about introducing a new Operating System tailored for Education purpose.
We have demonstrated openSUSE-Edu Li-f-e(Linux For Education) OS at many stores/malls here in Baroda (India), the store managers were very thrilled to see this new technology. Gujarat State Education Board (GSEB) has introduced Linux and Open Source in curriculum from this year, session starts Monday 15 June 2009. Kerala and Tamil Nadu States are already using linux for few years now. Apart from schools and government offices running Linux, most IT colleges have Linux in their course too.
We would like your stores to keep at least one laptop/desktop running Li-f-e: Linux for Education OS running to give your store an extra advantage of being the place to get this OS free of cost. Linux and hardware that comes preloaded with it will be in massive demand as there are millions of students that will come in contact with Linux through their course curriculum.
The OS is free of cost, you are free to make as many copies you need, it can be run directly from a DVD without installation, it can also be installed very easily on a separate partition to get dual boot system running amicably along with Windows system. The OS is virus free and comes packed with hundreds of applications required by students as well as everyday user.
Details about the OS is here: http://en.opensuse.org/Education/Live
We believe this has tremendous potential of increasing sales of hardware from your stores and attract lot more happy customers. Our aim is to get the best technology to the students who will be coming in contact with this technology for the very first time, your store will greatly benefit by the goodwill this gesture will generate.
Kind regards
Jigish Gohil
On behalf of openSUSE-Edu Team
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Great to hear if everything works out right I will give a talk on opensue EDU in germany at several schools soon.
Hope I can change their minds a little bit.