Boycott Computer Depo[t]

[Paul Taylor]

I have listened to some of their shows, their advice is okay. At least it's
'free' advice for the caller.
 
I'm sure you can pay $1000 per month to 980 KMBZ and offer up advice about
Linux.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-kclug at kclug.org [mailto:owner-kclug at kclug.org] On Behalf Of
Jason Clinton
Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 1:07 AM
To: crash 3m
Cc: kclug at kclug.org
Subject: Re: Boycott Computer Depo[t]

crash 3m wrote:

>Lets boycott anyone who sells hardware/software/service because they 
>dont know jack about Linux, security, or the *nix philosophy.
>
>Oh wait I just want someone to sell me my 'wares and not give me an 
>opinion
>  
>

Do either Dell, Gateway, Microcenter, Monarch, or et al. have radio shows
where in they expose the vitues of Microsoft to the general public by
spreading FUD about Linux? No. With the self-proclimation of doing the
community of Kansas City a service by facilitating a radio show about
computers comes the responsibility of getting some simple things right --
things like not telling callers that 32 * 32 describes the "increase in
power" provided by a move from the 32-bit to 64-bit platforms. They don't
know what they're talking about; they give bad advice on a regular basis.
This is the icing on the cake. I submit that this is reckless, irresponsible
behavior that only serves to make the computing experience worse for us IT
people and as a (general) supporter of free markets I choose to exercise my
wallet to send a message.

So asking for a boycott, I am. If you don't want to participate, as I said
in the first email which you apparently glossed over, then don't.