<html><head><style type="text/css">body {word-wrap: break-word; background-color:#ffffff;}</style></head><body><div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px">1. VMWS is totally worth 300. That's what I paid.<br>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.<br><br><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14px"><i><font color="#333333">Sent via David's Droid X.</font></i></span></font></div><br><br>-----Original message-----<br><blockquote style="; border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px"><b>From: </b>Mike Bean <beandaemon@gmail.com><b><br>To: </b>CLUE talk <clue-talk@cluedenver.org><b><br>Sent: </b>Mon, Nov 29, 2010 16:19:36 GMT+00:00<b><br>Subject: </b>Re: [clue-talk] Fwd: Cyber Monday 3 Day Sale - Get Up to 50% Off<br><br></div><br>I wish. My shift recently got tweaked, I don't get into tech center<br>until 8PM, by then it doesn't seem like there's much point; but I don't<br>mind doing it to help the cause (metaphorically speaking) as long as it<br>doesn't upset HR, and I don't think it will. Obviously I can't eat the<br>cost, but it seems to me that if there's enough interest, it could<br>potentially pay for itself. Retail on workstation's ridiculous, it's<br>like 200 a pop, so figure, raffle tickets at maybe 5 a head, and you<br>only have to sell 10 to make a profit. <br><br>The discount program itself is a friends and family thing, I could use<br>the clue contact info, but then everybody would get the license every<br>time I bought one, so I suspect we'd have to channel it through someone<br>specific, but I'm sure the details could be worked out.<br><br>Mike Bean<br><br>On Mon, 2010-11-29 at 09:08 -0700, David L. Willson wrote:<br>> 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?<br>> <br>> David L. Willson<br>> Trainer, Engineer, Enthusiast<br>> RHCE MCT MCSE Network+ A+ Linux+ LPIC-1 NovellCLA UbuntuCP<br>> tel://720.333.LANS<br>> Freedom is better when you earn it. Learn Linux. Get Free.<br>> <br>> ----- "Mike Bean" <beandaemon@gmail.com> wrote:<br>> <br>> > At the risk of exposing myself, to potential hate, I get a pretty<br>> > substantial employee discount. It's like 50 bucks a license. <br>> > Downside<br>> > is, I can't start buying them en-masse for clue members or HR will<br>> > come<br>> > down on my head. By way of compromise, if there's any real interest,<br>> > I'll buy 2-3 licenses and maybe CLUE could in turn raffle them off as<br>> > prizes?<br>> > <br>> > Mike Bean<br>> > <br>> > On Mon, 2010-11-29 at 06:57 -0700, David L. 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