sudeep-da, Quoting Bob Mukherjee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Hi All > > I don't know whether this is OT or not. I ask for Indra's pardon in > case this happens to be OT. Not OT definitely! My ListAdmin persona seems to have thrown an OT scare into the posters ;-) BTW, the person to address in case of OT clarification is the ***LISTADMIN*** and not "Indra", the two are quite separate and distinct personalities! :) <snipped> > Now, for the death of me I cannot understand why "The Linux" that is > preinstalled would have limited functionality? The likely reason is that the on-board modem doesn't work under the version of Linux distribution being shipped by ACER. In fact, when I purchased my lappy from ACER nearly 20 months back, it came with a sticker on the bottom that said Data/Fax/Voice modem doesn't work on linux. Well of course it does, provided you are willing to grab the correct version of slmodem drivers and play around with kernel recompilation and ALSA stuff. It did for me, of course YMMV. > Let's get to the bottom of the matter and if need be we MUST sue these > guys for spreading disinformation regarding an OS that we all use and > use it without being limited in any functionality. You can do these : 1. Call up the ACER regional manager, he used to sit somewhere at APJ House, Park Str. Seek clarification. Get in touch with Acer India, Sales, Distribution, Marketing Promotions GM, based out of B'lore and fax + e-mail a protest letter from ILUG-Cal, after collecting as many sigs as possible. 2. Advertisers are responsible for information content in their ads as are ad agencies, try to find out from the ad which agency is handling their account. Generally, the name is sometimes mentioned in small print on the edges of the ad's outline. As consumers, you can get in touch with them and lodge your protest. 3. Get in touch with Consumers Action Forum and seek their help for redressal of misinformative ad campaign. 4. Litigation is the last and least likely option, and you need to seriously consider if we have the wherewithal for something like that. cheers, -indra. > > Regards > -- > .~. Sudeep Mukherjee > /V\ > // \\ > /( )\ > ^`~'^ Registered Linux user # 255384 > > -- > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3 > ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
