So it begins..

[email2jamez at covad.net]

Actually, ethics has a place in every human institution, Linux institutions
not excluded.

James

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lucas Peet" <sirsky at lucastek.com>
Subject: Re: So it begins..

> Sheesh!  What an explosion on the list!?  Talking about ethics and what
> not, there's nothing wrong with being able to take advantage of an
> opportunity like that, I was just bummed that I wasn't able to get one -
> kudos to those who did, and even more kudos to those who got more!
>
> Doubtless those who were able to get more than one did not necessarily
> get them for themselves, rather, they were able to get more for friends
> and family who may not have known about it and weren't able to take
> advantage of it themselves!
>
> Jeez!  They're GIVING THEM AWAY!  There was nowhere posted a sign or
> anything that says 'Take One Please'.  Even so, that could have been
> taken as 'Take one for yourself, feel free to take more for your
> friends!'
>
> It's a marketing thing - the more product they're able to get on
> people's desktops, the more they'll be able to sell, once the people who
> have them see the quality of the product, they'll go BUY more Logitech
> products - mice and keyboards, joysticks, etc...
>
> Logitech doesn't care who 'takes' them, they just want their product out
> there - they're taking the first step, instead of waiting for the
> consumer to shell out $50 for it themselves.
>
> The only problem I see in this is that people are listing them on Ebay,
> trying to make a buck.  I mean, take 'em if you're going to use them, or
> give them to someone who would...but trying to make a profit on it was
> not the point of the giveaway.
>
> It's not a question of ethics or 'thievery' or whatever - please, we're
> not here to be preached at about ethics, morals, or whatever.  We're
> here to talk about Linux, not push personal beliefs or feelings on
> others, so just freakin' STOP IT already!!!  I'm SICK of it!
>
> -Lucas
>
> On Mon, 2003-01-13 at 20:04, Lucas Peet wrote:
> > Sure would have been nice if I could have gotten *one* of these...let
> > alone *12*!
> >
> > -Lucas
> >
> > On Mon, 2003-01-13 at 16:02, admin at kclinux.net wrote:
> > >
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?cgiurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%
> > > 2Fws%
> > >
2F&krd=1&from=R8&MfcISAPICommand=GetResult&ht=1&SortProperty=MetaEndSort&que
> > > ry=logitech+wireless+keyboard
> > >
> > > Logitech Keyboards and mice all over eBay now.  If you've won, you'll
be
> > > getting it soon.  Mine came Friday (5 boxes) via USPS.  Waiting for 7
more.
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