[Lincs] Retail Centre

[Mick]

I second your sentiment, I have too have worked in IT for over 25 years and 
taught at North Lindsey College for five years........... Cheers Chris.
I think you need to get out the shop more. !
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Me" <drfc2u at yahoo.com>
To: "Lincolnshire Linux User Group" <lincs at mailman.lug.org.uk>
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 7:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Lincs] Retail Centre


> Thank you Chris Adams. I've worked in IT for nearly 25
> years and now you inform me that because I moved to
> Lincolnshire to live I am now considered to be
> generally thick. It seems you don't have a very high
> opinion of anyone other than yourself.
>
>
> --- Chris Adams <chrisa100 at googlemail.com> wrote:
>
>> People in lincolnshite are genrally pretty thick (my
>> opinion after working
>> in a computer shop). We had sold a few machines with
>> linux on. ink2print -
>> spalding
>>
>> 2008/11/11 Iain Baker <iain.dbaker at gmail.com>
>>
>> > hey all...
>> > just a quick check - does anybody know a good
>> retailer in lincolnshire
>> > for Linux? someone that sells hardware that is
>> guaranteed Linux
>> > Compatible, sells software for Linux, sells
>> computers with Linux
>> > pre-installed, sells Linux Distro's, or at least
>> recognises Linux as
>> > existing, and understands what it is??
>> >
>> > this may be an even more stupid question... but if
>> you don't, do you
>> > think there should be one... can you see an
>> advantage.
>> >
>> > I am going to be unemployed in about 18 months -
>> and i was thinking
>> > that Linux Friendly Computing Shops aren't
>> existent, and should be...
>> > lets face it, sometimes you like to go into a shop
>> and speak to
>> > someone, and buy a product without having to trail
>> the net trying to
>> > find it, download it, burn it, find out it
>> downloaded wrongly and cry
>> > in the corner...
>> >
>> > as such i was considering starting a Computer shop
>> that did all the
>> > things listed in my opening paragraph... selling
>> Linux games, FOSS
>> > software (with money from the sale of products
>> going back into the
>> > projects to keep them free and keep them healthy),
>> and selling Linux
>> > compatible hardware, and building Linux Boxes...
>> >
>> > i realise as members of a LUG you are all pro
>> Linux... but i am also
>> > aware there are a lot of different skill levels,
>> so i thought it would
>> > be interesting to see if it was a service that
>> more than just me would
>> > like to see on the highstreet.
>> >
>> > Do the new linux users think it would make it
>> easier to grow within
>> > the user comunity to have such a place... do the
>> novice users think it
>> > would be beneficial for 'lazy moments' where you
>> just want to buy
>> > something and know it will work without the
>> research... and to experts
>> > think it would be useful for 'lazy moments' and as
>> a place to point
>> > 'converts'... or do you all think its a waste of
>> time when you can
>> > just download everything you need of the web??
>> >
>> > thanks for your input
>> >
>> > iain
>> >
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