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Re: [News] Linux on Sale in eBay

In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz
<newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
 wrote
on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 04:15:30 +0000
<1306292.hoshtoQcl7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> __/ [ The Ghost In The Machine ] on Monday 05 February 2007 18:31 \__
>
>> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, amicus_curious
>> <ACDC@xxxxxxx>
>>  wrote
>> on Mon, 5 Feb 2007 09:22:17 -0500
>> <45c73cb2$0$9732$ec3e2dad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>>
>>> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:1448840.UnLLj17jgD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> (Auction:) You Don't Need an Antivirus - Switch to Ubuntu Linux
>>>>
>>>> Faster than Windows XP, $200 less and virus free!!
>>>>
>>>>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/YOU-DONT-NEED-AN-ANTIVIRUS-SWITCH-TO-UBUNTU-LINUX_W0QQitemZ200075657025QQihZ010QQcategoryZ41884QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/38ly69
>>>>
>>>> Not the first time Free software is being auctioned (and some people
>>>> actually
>>>> pay for it although shipping is free @ https://shipit.ubuntu.com/ , among
>>>> a
>>>> few other places).
>>>
>>>       Starting bid: US $0.99
>>>
>>>       History: 0 bids
>>>
>>>       Says it all.  People aren't as stupid as you think.
>>>
>>>
>> 
>> A search on Ebay for "Microsoft Windows Vista" coughed up quite a few
>> entries -- presumably from resellers.  Apparently the 32-bit edition is
>> slightly discounted; it's $227.99 to the 64-bit's $259.00 (which is also
>> Microsoft's Suggested Retail Price).
>> 
>> Personally, I'd just as soon download Ubuntu as opposed
>> to having them ship it; it's cheaper to ship electrons. :-)
>
> a bird whispered in my hear to say that this eBay seller has a history of
> actually /selling/ Free software.
>
> I suspect that amicus_curious is billwg, which is why he's filtered away. I
> advise you to do this as well. *smile*
>

I don't know about filtering him away, but I'll definitely
score him down.

Done.

:-)

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