On 02/02/2015 02:17 PM, Rob Weir wrote: > On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 5:07 PM, Marcus <marcus.m...@wtnet.de> wrote: >> Am 02/02/2015 09:15 PM, schrieb Rob Weir: >>> >>> https://www.facebook.com/ApacheOO/posts/846449215413957 >>> >>> Not sure what we can do about this, or if it is widespread. I hope it >>> is not a general attitude against open source at BestBuy, the largest >>> nationwide electronics retailer in America. >>> >>> But I do wonder if they have a bad feeling regarding open source after >> >> >> in the article "they" was just a single user. Or should I say a sales clerk? >> > > A few years ago there was a report that sales clerks at this retailer > were being trained to tell customers to avoid open source: > > http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/09/07/best.buy.told.to.misrepresent.linux/ > > Regards, > > -Rob
from this post -- "She was pushing tech support for $179.99, Microsoft office and other anti virus software." reasons: Best Buy is in the tech support business -- see: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Computers-Promotions/Geek-Squad-Tech-Support/pcmcat235500050002.c?id=pcmcat235500050002 They can't make money from well supported open source products. (Kudos to our support volunteers! ) The fact that an individual says OpenOffice is loaded with viruses IS a problem. Maybe a notr to BestBuy might be in order on this count. > > >> Either she has made a personal bad experience with OpenOffice because she >> downloaded the software from the wrong website, or heard it from someone >> else and now takes it over as her opinion or (what I believe) she is just an >> average seller with lousy arguments: bashing product A to sell product B, C >> ... ;-) >> >>> being sued by the SFLC over GPL violations a few years ago: >>> >>> >>> http://www.informationweek.com/software/operating-systems/open-source-group-sues-consumer-electronics-companies/d/d-id/1085572? >> >> >> Also in the law case the mistake was to sell a product with GPL-based open >> source software but *not* to put the source code with the product like it >> has to be to fulfill the conditions of the GPL license. >> >>> This is one reason I think it is important to have a page on our >>> website that explains that Apache OpenOffice has a permissive license >>> and does not have these same risks. >> >> >> Marcus >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- MzK "An old horse for a long, hard road, a young pony for a quick ride." -- Texas Bix Bender --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
