[CLUE-Talk] FW: [NCLUG] linux store

[Dave]

Also looking at the return policy, there are no cash refunds for anything.
New or used.....Don't like such policies...
---- Original Message -----
From: "Jed S. Baer" <thag at frii.com>
To: <clue-talk at clue.denver.co.us>
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 6:03 PM
Subject: Re: [CLUE-Talk] FW: [NCLUG] linux store


> On Thu, 07 Nov 2002 16:48:29 -0700
> bof <bof at pcisys.net> wrote:
>
> > Crawford Rainwater wrote:
> >
> > >Anyone been here yet in the DTC area?  Figured I would
> > >pass this along, got it this morning from the NCLUG list.
> > >
> > >>I went into a store in Greenwood Village yesterday and
> > >>it was really cool.
> > >>
> > <snip>
> >
> >  From another posting on NCLUG by Sean Reifschneider:
> >
> >     I notice that the domain listed for this store is registered to an
> >     "Anna Mitchell:
> >     It sounds like this was also sent to another local LUG list --
> >     someone on #colug was mentioning it a few hours ago.
> >
> > So it looks like we've been suckered.
> >
> > In light of the above, it was suggested on NCLUG that Anna be sent a
> > polite note telling her not to do this again, and that NCLUG would
> > boycott her store. It was also suggested that she be sued under the
> > Colorado Anti-spam laws with the money going to NCLUG for various
> > club-related activities.
>
> I'm guessing I actually saw her today. I suppose I was in the store for
> over an hour, talking with 1 guy who worked there, and with one of their
> customers. Two other people came in later, and he didn't treat them as
> customers.
>
> I didn't find the level of technical knowledge to be very high. That sales
> pitch is a pretty corny fake testimonial, to be sure.
>
> From: Jeffery Cann <president at clue.denver.co.us>
>
> > I have written an email to this person explaining that such
> > advertisements are dishonest and against the ideals of Linux
> > and open source.  I also warned about the Colorado anti-spam laws.
>
> Reasonable response there, I think. I wonder what path it took to get onto
> the NCLUG list? I'll be interested to hear what response comes from them.
>
> Too bad they couldn't come up with a better way to approach the local
> Linux community.
>
> jed
> --
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