RE: [ot - sort of] spammer bites the dust (goodbye gtcdrom. com)

[Biju Chacko <biju_chacko@xxxxxxxxx>]

At 09:34 AM 30/11/00 +0530, Sarcar, Shourya (MED) wrote:

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> #Great job. They were looting the public in the name of linux.
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> #vilas
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> how come ?? i thought that their price rate was retty reasonable compared to
> what some other dealers/resellers were upto.

I would say it is completely untrue that they are "looting". They were 
spamming -- which is a completely different kettle of fish.

> We had a long thread on these unfair dealers in Calcutta on the cal-lug
> about 8 mopnths ago, iirc. it is a separate issue taht they were spamming.
> personally for me, i didin't bother much, because the mails were few and far
> between.. and that helped me stay on top of some news ("push fashion")
>
> but I understand that for some that could be disgusting for some people for
> a whole lot of reasons and i respect their opinions.

Please do not get confused on the definition of spam. The commercial aspect 
was not objectionable, it was that it was unsolicited. If they set up a 
proper mailing list, perhaps Shourya would subscribe and maybe I would not 
(or vice versa). The point is that _we_ would have control over whether or 
not we received these updates. I believe this is what they have promised to do.

To accuse them of "looting the public" is completely unfair. But I am 
afraid it is a typical attitude of those who think it is somehow wrong to 
try to make a living off linux. The vast majority of people do not have the 
bandwidth to download iso images. For them GT is a valuable service.

Biju


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