On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 23:33:57 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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> >
:D Will keep that in mind! > > 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. > I have already emailed the sales email address. > 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. > The advertising agency is ORCHARD. > 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. Let's get a clarification from Acer before we proceed further. I am waiting for a reply from Acer Sales. Regards Sudeep -- .~. 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
