[conspire] linux computer repair in san francisco?

[jim]

    Oooooh! End user support contract from Canonical! 
I'll suggest that. 
    Interim, I'm volunteering to try a bootable USB 
stick or live CD to determine hardware or software 
problems, of course.  
More thanks, 
jim 



On Tue, 2013-07-02 at 10:21 -0700, Rick Moen wrote:
> Quoting Jim Stockford (jim at systemateka.com):
> 
> >     I worry that in the case of a Linux, not 
> > hardware, problem, the customer might pay for 
> > "handling" if the technicians can't navigate 
> > the linux kernel, modules, firmware, etc. 
> > 
> >     So if anyone knows of someplace in SF that 
> > can fix Linux computers, soup to nuts (hardware 
> > and software), I'd like to know of them. 
> 
> That's a good point.  I suspect that the user would in _that_ case
> (software problems) would need to either hire a consultant or seek
> volunteer help in the Linux community (largely self-help with
> assistance).
> 
> There are specialty Linux hardware VARs in the Bay Area that might be
> willing to do fee-for-service software work, but I don't remember any in
> San Francisco specifically.  I keep a list here:
> http://linuxmafia.com/bale/other.html
> 
> You mentioned that this unnamed user with the extremely vague problem
> that may or may not be hardware is specifically running Ubuntu.  This
> person might be the perfect candidate for an end-user support contract
> from Canonical, Ltd.  Just a thought.
> 
> 
> 
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