[Lincs] Retail Centre

[Mick]

Bummer  /slaps self silly
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mick" <m.t.barnes at ntlworld.com>
To: "Lincolnshire Linux User Group" <lincs at mailman.lug.org.uk>
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 9:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Lincs] Retail Centre


>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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