Re: Re: OT: Letter to TigerDirect

2004-02-07 Thread Lonny Paul
TigerDirect is not partial to either Windows or any other operating system. TigerDirect is also an OEM manufacturer of systems. TigerDirect currently offers BTO systems with "FreeDOS" on them. TigerDirect was the FIRST to offer LIndowsOS based PCs and has continued to promote the

Re: Re: OT: Letter to TigerDirect

2004-02-07 Thread Paul Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sat, Feb 07, 2004 at 06:41:35AM -0500, Lonny Paul wrote: TigerDirect is not partial to either Windows or any other operating system. TigerDirect sells your contact information to spammers. Banners are banners. Banners are spam, and was among

RFC: Linux compatibility test framework (was: Re: OT: Letter to TigerDirect)

2003-12-14 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Sat, Dec 13, 2003 at 11:15:07AM -0600, Kent West ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: John Hasler wrote: Terry writes: Now, if you are just doing this in good faith or making a best effort, you're asking for a lawsuit the first time somebody buys your stuff and can't get the backalley joe

Re: RFC: Linux compatibility test framework (was: Re: OT: Letter to TigerDirect)

2003-12-14 Thread Terry Hancock
On Sunday 14 December 2003 02:16 am, Karsten M. Self wrote: on Sat, Dec 13, 2003 at 11:15:07AM -0600, Kent West ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: John Hasler wrote: Terry writes: Now, if you are just doing this in good faith or making a best effort, you're asking for a lawsuit the first time

Re: RFC: Linux compatibility test framework (was: Re: OT: Letter to TigerDirect)

2003-12-14 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Sun, Dec 14, 2003 at 03:35:06AM -0600, Terry Hancock ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: On Sunday 14 December 2003 02:16 am, Karsten M. Self wrote: on Sat, Dec 13, 2003 at 11:15:07AM -0600, Kent West ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: John Hasler wrote: Terry writes: Now, if you are just doing this

Re: OT: Letter to TigerDirect

2003-12-13 Thread Wayne Sitton
On Fri, 2003-12-12 at 22:59, Kevin Mark wrote: On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 09:46:03AM -0600, Kent West wrote: OFF-TOPIC Perhaps I have no business posting this here . . . . I've done business with TigerDirect in the past, but recently they've added a pro-MS banner to their home page. I

Re: OT: Letter to TigerDirect

2003-12-13 Thread Kevin Mark
On Sat, Dec 13, 2003 at 03:57:37AM -0600, Wayne Sitton wrote: On Fri, 2003-12-12 at 22:59, Kevin Mark wrote: On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 09:46:03AM -0600, Kent West wrote: OFF-TOPIC Perhaps I have no business posting this here . . . . snip And, I don't have a problem if tigerdirect, or

Re: OT: Letter to TigerDirect

2003-12-13 Thread Terry Hancock
On Saturday 13 December 2003 03:57 am, Wayne Sitton wrote: I mean holly fril, If Gateway had a sticker that guaranteed that every piece of hardware on a specific Box was Linux compatible, no matter what os was shipped, they'd probably become better than they are currently. But, why do they

Re: OT: Letter to TigerDirect

2003-12-13 Thread John Hasler
Terry writes: Now, if you are just doing this in good faith or making a best effort, you're asking for a lawsuit the first time somebody buys your stuff and can't get the backalley joe Linux distro version 0.0.2 to work with it. Either that, or you're just going to be giving people their

Re: OT: Letter to TigerDirect

2003-12-13 Thread Geoff Bagley
- Original Message - From: Wayne Sitton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Debian-User [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 9:57 AM Subject: Re: OT: Letter to TigerDirect Only problem was, and have experienced this, Dell would not honor their warranty if it was shipped with winblows

Re: OT: Letter to TigerDirect

2003-12-13 Thread Kent West
John Hasler wrote: Terry writes: Now, if you are just doing this in good faith or making a best effort, you're asking for a lawsuit the first time somebody buys your stuff and can't get the backalley joe Linux distro version 0.0.2 to work with it. Either that, or you're just going to be

Re: OT: Letter to TigerDirect

2003-12-13 Thread alex
Kent West wrote: OFF-TOPIC Perhaps I have no business posting this here . . . . I've done business with TigerDirect in the past, but recently they've added a pro-MS banner to their home page. I wrote this note to them, and would encourage other Debianistas who have done business with them to

Re: OT: Letter to TigerDirect

2003-12-13 Thread Wolfgang Pfeiffer
On Sat, 2003-12-13 at 10:57, Wayne Sitton wrote: I myself am not a pure-ist. But, I no longer use windows, and Boot Debian Sid for my OS of choice. I have long promoted Debian, even while my colleagues were Red Krap freaks because they thought it was cool to like linux, but not really

Re: OT: Letter to TigerDirect

2003-12-13 Thread Roberto Sanchez
Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote: Companies like Dell stopped selling Linux based computers because there was a lack of interest. But it was funny that I noticed that the same hardware could be bought for a cheaper price, from them, when it was shipped with winblows. Only problem was, and have

Re: OT: Letter to TigerDirect

2003-12-13 Thread Ken Gilmour
 That is absolutely untrue.  I called Dell today and tried  (unsuccessfully, of course) to purchase a laptop without Windows.  They said it was not possible.  I then asked if it would somehow  affect the warranty on the hardware if I formatted it and installed  Linux.  The salesman said it would

Re: OT: Letter to TigerDirect

2003-12-13 Thread waynes
Roberto Sanchez [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote .. Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote: Companies like Dell stopped selling Linux based computers because there was a lack of interest. But it was funny that I noticed that the same hardware could be bought for a cheaper price, from them, when it was shipped

OT: Letter to TigerDirect

2003-12-12 Thread Kent West
OFF-TOPIC Perhaps I have no business posting this here . . . . I've done business with TigerDirect in the past, but recently they've added a pro-MS banner to their home page. I wrote this note to them, and would encourage other Debianistas who have done business with them to make your

Re: OT: Letter to TigerDirect

2003-12-12 Thread David Gaudine
On Friday, December 12, 2003, at 10:46 AM, Kent West wrote: I've done business with TigerDirect in the past, but recently they've added a pro-MS banner to their home page. I wrote this note to them, and would encourage other Debianistas who have done business with them to make your feelings

Re: OT: Letter to TigerDirect

2003-12-12 Thread Kevin Mark
On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 09:46:03AM -0600, Kent West wrote: OFF-TOPIC Perhaps I have no business posting this here . . . . I've done business with TigerDirect in the past, but recently they've added a pro-MS banner to their home page. I wrote this note to them, and would encourage other