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Re: [LUG] new computer store in torquay

 

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Steph Foster wrote:
> Perhaps some one should notify Nominet , after all if they are a trading 
> company they should have that status reflected in the domain records
> 
> 
> 
> Neil Stone wrote:
>> 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..
>>
>>   
> 
> 

Further to the previous thread, The shop is now officially open (today I
think they opened),

Paul
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