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Gordon Henderson wrote: > On Wed, 22 Apr 2009, Rob Beard wrote: > > >> Paul Sutton wrote: >> >>> Hi >>> >>> there is a new computer shop opening in Market street torquay >>> >>> http://www.true-computers.co.uk/ >>> >>> may be worth some of us going in to see if they are willing / able to >>> support Open source software ? >>> >>> Paul >>> >>> >>> >> Hmm have you looked at the web site? >> >> - Windows Software Sales >> >> >> No mention of Linux or open source. I'm not going to hold my breath to >> be honest after checking out the site. >> > > Well... It's an "entry level" web site, so maybe someone here can go and > educate them on things like putting their company name & address on it (a > legal requirement if they are Ltd) > > And also point out that their host seems to have registerd their domain > name in their name rather than the shops name (Assuming the shop isn't > just a trading arm of Vista Print - hm. I suspect not - looks like their > print-shop is offering a one-stop shop for everything, including an > utterly rubbish web site! > > So if the shop is called true-computers, they don't even own their own > domain name - that's generally regarded as bad practice in the UK these > days... It's registerd to a US company too: > > Domain name: > true-computers.co.uk > > Registrant: > VistaPrint Technologies Ltd > > Registrant type: > Other UK Entity (e.g. clubs, associations, many universities) > > Registrant's address: > Canon's Court%%22 Victoria Street > Hamilton > HM12 > BM > > > *sigh* > > It's a real shame that punters get locked into rubbish like this. Makes me > quite angry too, although it's generally not the punters fault. > > Gordon > > > http://true-computers.co.uk/about_us.html They do advertise where they are.. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html