[wellylug] [OT] 3x PC's free to a good home

Steve Macdonald steve at twininstallations.co.nz
Mon Mar 20 18:21:41 NZST 2006


Jonathan Harker wrote:

>Chris Hodgetts wrote:
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>>Ewan has SAID *MANY TIMES* that NO it's not appropriate to list free
>>hardware on this list.. that is , in his mind, advertising, and WE NEED
>>TO RESPECT HIS WISHES!!
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>>Personally.. I feel that the next people to violate the requests of the
>>mail list owner, needs to be removed from the list instantly..
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>>Anyone else feel the same!
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>I don't feel the same way at all. I don't see what the big f**n deal is.
>Everyone knows that most Linux people are hardware freaks too. If I knew
>of some useful gear going that I knew someone here would be interested
>in, or a Linux job going in the community that wasn't listed on an
>agency list or similar, I can't think of a better place to post notice
>of it than a LOCAL LINUX LIST. I personally wouldn't right now because
>the RULES say not to, but that doesn't mean I agree with them.
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>Can we please get over this strange aversion to "advertising". Sometimes
>advertising isn't actually advertising. Why not DEFINE the advertising
>that offends us, and ban that? Personally someone's free gear they want
>to notify other geeks about or other such things don't offend me.
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>J
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If that was considered as advertising then it kinda worries me as to 
what can and cant be posted on here, I could understand if the person 
was trying to sell something rather than giving something away.





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