[clue-talk] Fwd: Cyber Monday 3 Day Sale - Get Up to 50% Off

Mon Nov 29 12:42:44 MST 2010

Well, I certainly wouldn't have a problem with that, and I'll help any way I
can, but the main hesitation I have is that I don't work in a department
that has anything at all to do with PR.  We do ESX support.  Not having much
PR experience.  I wouldn't know where to begin.  By contrast, the
boundaries/procedure of the friends and family discount program are
established and reasonably well defined.   Off-hand, I've bought 3 of my own
licenses and a half dozen for various folks I know.  (fusion and
workstation).   I don't really consider it an ethical violation as long as
we don't abuse it.  My sense is that 2 or 3 licenses for gifts is fine, but
if my purchases add up and become excessive, it starts to border on an
abuse.

That said, I certainly don't want to make anyone uncomfortable either.  If
we'd rather approach VMW directly and ask if they'd donate, I'm certainly
willing to do what I can to that end either.   I can probably ask at HR.
Frankly, if people are upset, I'm actually willing to approach my manager
and just flat ask him if he would have a problem with this.  It isn't my
intention to be sneaky. = )

Mike Bean

On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 12:21 PM, David "Barahon" Willson <
DLWillson at thegeek.nu> wrote:

> 1. VMWS is totally worth 300. That's what I paid.
> 2. I think we're on questionable ethical ground here, so let's change
> strategy. Let's you and I talk with the powers that be about donating a
> license for schwag.
>
> *Sent via David's Droid X.*
>
>
> -----Original message-----
>
> *From: *Mike Bean <beandaemon at gmail.com>*
> To: *CLUE talk <clue-talk at cluedenver.org>*
> Sent: *Mon, Nov 29, 2010 16:19:36 GMT+00:00*
> Subject: *Re: [clue-talk] Fwd: Cyber Monday 3 Day Sale - Get Up to 50% Off
>
>
> I wish. My shift recently got tweaked, I don't get into tech center
> until 8PM, by then it doesn't seem like there's much point; but I don't
> mind doing it to help the cause (metaphorically speaking) as long as it
> doesn't upset HR, and I don't think it will. Obviously I can't eat the
> cost, but it seems to me that if there's enough interest, it could
> potentially pay for itself. Retail on workstation's ridiculous, it's
> like 200 a pop, so figure, raffle tickets at maybe 5 a head, and you
> only have to sell 10 to make a profit.
>
> The discount program itself is a friends and family thing, I could use
> the clue contact info, but then everybody would get the license every
> time I bought one, so I suspect we'd have to channel it through someone
> specific, but I'm sure the details could be worked out.
>
> Mike Bean
>
> On Mon, 2010-11-29 at 09:08 -0700, David L. Willson wrote:
> > I think that's a great idea, Mike. Maybe one a month is fine, though, and
> very generous of you. Do you usually attend the meetings?
> >
> > David L. Willson
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> > ----- "Mike Bean" wrote:
> >
> > > At the risk of exposing myself, to potential hate, I get a pretty
> > > substantial employee discount. It's like 50 bucks a license.
> > > Downside
> > > is, I can't start buying them en-masse for clue members or HR will
> > > come
> > > down on my head. By way of compromise, if there's any real interest,
> > > I'll buy 2-3 licenses and maybe CLUE could in turn raffle them off as
> > > prizes?
> > >
> > > Mike Bean
> > >
> > > On Mon, 2010-11-29 at 06:57 -0700, David L. Willson wrote:
> > > > If you're looking for a way to run Windows on Linux, and you don't
> > > > mind using proprietary pay-ware, VMware Workstation is a pretty
> > > > awesome product and they're having a sale for cyber Monday.
> > > >
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