[ILUG] Resellers question Linux on the desktop

[Feargal Reilly]

On Thu, 06 May 2004 20:03:26 +0300
Ruairi Newman <ruairi at tech-mad.org> wrote:

> On Thu, 2004-05-06 at 19:46, Ken Gilmour wrote:
> 
> > 
> > www.thelinuxmall.com will sell you anything with any / no OS... dirt
> > cheap too.
> > 
> 
> Yes, but isn't that the crowd who "accidentally" spammed most people on
> the list not too long ago?
> 
> Also, the address is a personal residence in Maynooth, rather than a
> retail premises.  I'd be a bit worried about buying my kit from someone
> who could decide to go rent a house in Azerbijan (sp?) tomorrow morning
> if he felt like it.
> 
> This of course is no reflection on the possible quality of his products,
> as I have had no dealings with this guy other than the spam I received. 
> And of course if he's cheap enough, that might mitigate the risk for
> most people.

FWIW, I knew the guy about 6 years ago, back then he was just discovering 'nix, his home PC was stuffed with every bit of hardware he could get into or onto it.
Guess the bug bit him and he reckoned he could make money from his hobby.

Haven't a clue if his systems are any good, but I'd be surprised if he disappeared off into the night.

-fr.
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