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On Wed, 06 May 2009 09:41:41 +0100 Rob Beard wrote: > Hi folks, > > I'm a member of the Torbay & South Devon Freecycle list and I noticed > recently there has been a request from someone for a Windows XP Disc > & license key. Now I have the feeling that they have not much chance > of getting XP unless someone is willing to give away a retail boxed > copy (these are the only ones where the licence is transferable to > another machine). > > Now I was thinking, would it be okay to give away some Ubuntu & > OpenDisc CDs on Freecycle? > > What I'd like to do is promote the LUG and maybe offer a free install > of Ubuntu to anyone who is interested but I have a feeling that'll be > against the terms and conditions. Just wondered if anyone had any > thoughts on this as from what I understand there are over 4000 people > on the Freecycle list for Torbay and South Devon alone and I'm sure a > few of those might be interested. > > Rob Against the T&Cs of what? Ubuntu, OpenDisc or FreeCycle? Certainly their FAQ (http://www.freecycle.org/faq/faq/faq_guidelines) doesn't seem to prohibit this. Grant. -- 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