Re: AOO Ripoffreport

2014-08-24 Thread mt
I really don't understand why these scams, and spam with them, aren't necessarily and sufficiently addressed by the appropriate authorities. Isn't there suitable legislation to combat fraud? Shouldn't elected politicians be accountable for ensuring fair business practices on the Internet?

Re: AOO Ripoffreport

2014-08-24 Thread James Knott
On 08/24/2014 03:29 AM, mt wrote: I really don't understand why these scams, and spam with them, aren't necessarily and sufficiently addressed by the appropriate authorities. They often are. But in many cases the scam is operated from a different country, where the appropriate authorities

Re: AOO Ripoffreport

2014-08-24 Thread jonathon
On August 24, 2014 12:29:48 AM PDT, mt wrote: I really don't understand why these scams, and spam with them, aren't necessarily and sufficiently addressed by the appropriate authorities. These are extremely low priority for enforcement agencies. To put that inyo perspective, consider that law

Re: AOO Ripoffreport

2014-08-23 Thread Alexandro Colorado
That is how reputation work, is not illegal to give negative reviews to products. Specially products that respond to enable free ways of distribution like ours. However the bigger picture is not whenever if there exist or not negative reviews (I am sure Firefox and Linux have their own share).

AOO Ripoffreport

2014-08-22 Thread NoOp
It seems the scams never end: http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/Open-OfficeApache/internet/Open-OfficeApache-Presented-themselves-as-Microsoft-IT-techs-and-sold-me-Open-Office-and-867973 Open Office/Apache Presented themselves as Microsoft IT techs and sold me Open Office and set up service for 79.99

Re: AOO Ripoffreport

2014-08-22 Thread Andrea Pescetti
NoOp wrote: It seems the scams never end: http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/Open-OfficeApache/internet/Open-OfficeApache-Presented-themselves-as-Microsoft-IT-techs-and-sold-me-Open-Office-and-867973 Open Office/Apache Presented themselves as Microsoft IT techs and sold me Open Office and set up

Re: AOO Ripoffreport

2014-08-22 Thread Alexandro Colorado
Any relatively knowledgable user of FLOSS would dispute this report in no time. Just by the way this report is worded it clearly have no clue how open source works or even present evidence of this from our website. On 8/22/14, Andrea Pescetti pesce...@apache.org wrote: NoOp wrote: It seems the

Re: AOO Ripoffreport

2014-08-22 Thread NoOp
On 08/22/2014 10:07 AM, Alexandro Colorado wrote: Any relatively knowledgable user of FLOSS would dispute this report in no time. Just by the way this report is worded it clearly have no clue how open source works or even present evidence of this from our website. Right, but it's not the

Re: AOO Ripoffreport

2014-08-22 Thread NoOp
On 08/22/2014 10:01 AM, Andrea Pescetti wrote: NoOp wrote: It seems the scams never end: http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/Open-OfficeApache/internet/Open-OfficeApache-Presented-themselves-as-Microsoft-IT-techs-and-sold-me-Open-Office-and-867973 Open Office/Apache Presented themselves as Microsoft

Re: AOO Ripoffreport

2014-08-22 Thread jonathon
On 8/22/2014 10:01 AM, Andrea Pescetti wrote: Well, does this site have any good reputation? This site, like its competitors, thrives on _negative reviews_. Reviews that might be objectively factual. Correcting the negative impression that they leave, is part of the business model. I don't