[Klug-general] Where in the world?

[Mike Evans]

On 21/08/10 15:21, Nathan Friend wrote:
> Nope no clear explanation, just a sweeping statement that opensource
> software wont work on these laptops, apparently.
>
I suppose he must be aware of the special new add-on for all laptops 
sold in PC World.  It looks for copies of the GPL licence and on finding 
one falls over in a heap.  (OK - just to be explicit before I get quoted 
on The Chive - This is a JOKE, it's called irony/sarcasm, don't blame me 
if you don't get it - it's humour for grown-ups.)

Seriously though - the correct answer to this sort of thing is to say 
"can I quote you on that?  I'll need your name etc...."  I know it mean 
to get some poor 6th-form twerp fired, but it's the only way to make 
them realise that it does matter.

To be fair to PC World, although it is some time back, I bought my 
Laptop at the one in T. Wells and the moment I mentioned Linux they 
wheeled out their enthusiast who promptly repartitioned the disk so that 
there was space for it and checked that the Windows installation was 
still working before I left the shop with it.  All free of charge.

MikeE