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Grant Sewell wrote: > 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. > I thought it might be against the T&C's of Freecycle. I'm sure I heard a while back of something like this, someone got kicked off Freecycle for advertising Ubuntu or something like that. I might give it a try, getting some CD labels, making a couple of discs and then giving them away on Freecycle. Rob -- 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