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

David L. Willson DLWillson at TheGeek.NU
Mon Nov 29 13:05:33 MST 2010 

No, you're good, Mike. It's a good suggestion, and you're following through. 

Nobody expects you to buy give-aways for CLUE, but if VMware can afford to donate 'em, that will be awesome. 

I hope more people will follow your good example: get involved, make suggestions, and be willing to help get their suggestions implemented. 

David L. Willson 
Trainer, Engineer, Enthusiast 
RHCE MCT MCSE Network+ A+ Linux+ LPIC-1 NovellCLA UbuntuCP 
tel://720.333.LANS 
Freedom is better when you earn it. Learn Linux. Get Free. 

----- "Mike Bean" <beandaemon at gmail.com> wrote: 
> Sure, I already sent him a message, I'll pass along whatever the verdict turns out to be. I don't think he'll have a problem with it as long as we don't do it large volumes. I know that the managers go to VMUGs all the time, I don't see allot of functional difference between supporting community vmugs and lugs. 
> 
> OK, I apologize if I spoke out of turn, I just wanted to make sure that I can't necessarily eat the cost for whoever wants one. 
> 
> Mike Bean 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 12:54 PM, David L. Willson < DLWillson at thegeek.nu > wrote: 
> 



> Hit up the manager, see what he says. It would be nice to have a copy of VMWS on the schwag-shelf. 
> 
> So far, that I know of, CLUE has never charged for door-prize tickets, or spent money on the give-aways. I'd like to stick to that, if possible. 
> 
> Currently, all funds are spent on hosting web & mail services and hardware needs of the club. 
> 
> 
> David L. Willson 
> Trainer, Engineer, Enthusiast 
> RHCE MCT MCSE Network+ A+ Linux+ LPIC-1 NovellCLA UbuntuCP 
> tel://720.333.LANS 
> Freedom is better when you earn it. Learn Linux. Get Free. 
> 
> 


> ----- "Mike Bean" < beandaemon at gmail.com > wrote: 
> > 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 
> > > Trainer, Engineer, Enthusiast 
> > > RHCE MCT MCSE Network+ A+ Linux+ LPIC-1 NovellCLA UbuntuCP 
> > > tel://720.333.LANS 
> > > Freedom is better when you earn it. Learn Linux. Get Free. 
> > > 
> > 
> > ----- "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. 
> > > > > 
> > > > > David L. Willson 
> > > > > Trainer, Engineer, Enthusiast 
> > > > > RHCE MCT MCSE Network+ A+ Linux+ LPIC-1 NovellCLA UbuntuCP 
> > > > > tel://720.333.LANS 
> > > > > Freedom is better when you earn it. Learn Linux. Get Free. 
> > > > > 
> > 


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