Re: [OT] Debian Users: Please boycott Paypal

2004-05-20 Thread David T-G
Katipo, et al -- ...and then Katipo said... % % I think I heard at one stage that they were owned by Amazon, of 'one % click' patent fame. Nope. They were private, and now are owned by ebay. The original owner was purportedly pretty zealous about protecting others' privacy, but I think that

Re: [OT] Debian Users: Please boycott Paypal

2004-05-20 Thread James Buchanan
> Try to stay on topic on the list? > > The kernel maintainer walked because of political issues in Debian. > Yes, I must apologise to the list because of this (and those people I unfairly flamed). I didn't mean to come across with zealotry which is what someone suggested it looked like. I'll

Re: [OT] Debian Users: Please boycott Paypal

2004-05-20 Thread steef van duin
Jonathan Dowland wrote: On Wed, May 19, 2004 at 05:56:05PM +1000, James Buchanan wrote: Thanks, but just because we are debian users, it does not make us a willing party or lobbyist group. Take your arguments elsewhere. Thanks, but if you don't want to play you don't have to, kid. Take y

Re: [OT] Debian Users: Please boycott Paypal

2004-05-20 Thread Alan Shutko
Katipo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I think I heard at one stage that they were owned by Amazon, of 'one > click' patent fame. I do not believe that was ever the case. It's not the case now. (They're owned by eBay.) -- Alan Shutko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - I am the rocks. When in doubt, lead tru

Re: [OT] Debian Users: Please boycott Paypal

2004-05-20 Thread Katipo
Dave Howorth wrote: In my personal experience, Paypal has a long history of not delivering for non-US people, including not accepting accounts at all, mandating transfers into US dollars, unhelpful customer service attitudes etc. Don't know what they're like now because I long ago took the decis

Re: [OT] Debian Users: Please boycott Paypal

2004-05-20 Thread Nicos Gollan
On Wed, 19 May 2004 17:56:05 +1000 James Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks, but if you don't want to play you don't have to, kid. > > Take your poo-poos elsewhere. And why do you think that this kind of attitude will help you or your cause in gaining acceptance in an unsuitable forum?

Re: [OT] Debian Users: Please boycott Paypal

2004-05-20 Thread Jonathan Dowland
On Wed, May 19, 2004 at 05:56:05PM +1000, James Buchanan wrote: > > > Thanks, but just because we are debian users, it does not make us a > > willing party or lobbyist group. > > > > Take your arguments elsewhere. > > Thanks, but if you don't want to play you don't have to, kid. > > Take your

Re: [OT] Debian Users: Please boycott Paypal

2004-05-20 Thread Dave Howorth
Emma Jane Hogbin wrote: I should have been more specific. What are the alternatives to PayPal which do not require US/[insert other country name here] bank accounts. Because PayPal is credit card based there's far less hassle for both those paying and those receiving money. And as far as I know, Pa

Re: [OT] Debian Users: Please boycott Paypal

2004-05-20 Thread David T-G
Antonio, et al -- ...and then Antonio Rodriguez said... % % On Wed, May 19, 2004 at 03:36:50PM -0400, Emma Jane Hogbin wrote: % > On Wed, May 19, 2004 at 10:41:22AM -0700, Brian Nelson wrote: % > > Has there ever been a reason to *not* boycott paypal? % > % > What are the alternatives to PayPal?

Re: [OT] Debian Users: Please boycott Paypal

2004-05-19 Thread Emma Jane Hogbin
On Wed, May 19, 2004 at 04:52:13PM -0400, Antonio Rodriguez wrote: > On Wed, May 19, 2004 at 03:36:50PM -0400, Emma Jane Hogbin wrote: > > What are the alternatives to PayPal? > > > > I've recently started accepting payments via PayPal (I've been using them > > to pay for eBay purchases for just

Re: [OT] Debian Users: Please boycott Paypal

2004-05-19 Thread Emma Jane Hogbin
On Wed, May 19, 2004 at 10:41:22AM -0700, Brian Nelson wrote: > Has there ever been a reason to *not* boycott paypal? What are the alternatives to PayPal? I've recently started accepting payments via PayPal (I've been using them to pay for eBay purchases for just under a year) and I have to say

Re: [OT] Debian Users: Please boycott Paypal

2004-05-19 Thread Antonio Rodriguez
On Wed, May 19, 2004 at 03:36:50PM -0400, Emma Jane Hogbin wrote: > On Wed, May 19, 2004 at 10:41:22AM -0700, Brian Nelson wrote: > > Has there ever been a reason to *not* boycott paypal? > > What are the alternatives to PayPal? > > I've recently started accepting payments via PayPal (I've been

Re: [OT] Debian Users: Please boycott Paypal

2004-05-19 Thread Brian Nelson
James Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > These corportate stinkers are liars and thieves. They have agreed to > send a check to cover an outstanding balance, but everything else > presumably gets gobbled up somewhere. [...] > Please help boycott Paypal and spread the word over the 'net. Let'

Re: [OT] Debian Users: Please boycott Paypal

2004-05-19 Thread James Buchanan
> Thanks, but just because we are debian users, it does not make us a > willing party or lobbyist group. > > Take your arguments elsewhere. Thanks, but if you don't want to play you don't have to, kid. Take your poo-poos elsewhere. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subj

Re: [OT] Debian Users: Please boycott Paypal

2004-05-19 Thread Thomas Adam
--- James Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Please help boycott Paypal and spread the word over the 'net. Let's > show Paypal that when they screw with the good netizens of the World, > the mighty hand of a million users slaps them back! Thanks, but just because we are debian users, it doe