Re: OpenOffice on eBay
On 2012-05-18, at 17:00 , Larry Gusaas wrote: > On 2012-05-18 1:40 PM Louis Suárez-Potts wrote: >> On 2012-05-18, at 14:18 , Chery wrote: >> >>> > It is free! Who would buy it from you? >>> > >> OpenOffice has always been sold on eBay and other similar sites. The >> advantage to the buyer is that she does not have to download the app., can >> have it around for future reference, may distribute it to those who >> otherwise cannot get it (yes, she could burn more and I hope she would), and >> so on. > > How does this comment apply to selling downloads of AOO? Note that the OP > said "I would like to get further information on how I could sell OpenOffice > on eBay, either via download and/or CDROM" > I misread in my haste to be corrective. It happens, esp. when one is distracted by other things. Louis
Re: OpenOffice on eBay
Larry, You are entitled to your opinion but please keep it civil. Our license permits the OP from conducting business the way they want to as long as they respect our trademarks. They are seeking to do that. Ross Sent from my mobile device, please forgive errors and brevity. On May 18, 2012 10:00 PM, "Larry Gusaas" wrote: > On 2012-05-18 1:40 PM Louis Suárez-Potts wrote: > >> On 2012-05-18, at 14:18 , Chery wrote: >> >> > It is free! Who would buy it from you? >>> > >>> >> OpenOffice has always been sold on eBay and other similar sites. The >> advantage to the buyer is that she does not have to download the app., can >> have it around for future reference, may distribute it to those who >> otherwise cannot get it (yes, she could burn more and I hope she would), >> and so on. >> > > How does this comment apply to selling downloads of AOO? Note that the OP > said "I would like to get further information on how I could sell > OpenOffice on eBay, either via download and/or CDROM" > > Anyone selling OpenOffice for download is a scumbag. I also would not > trust a download from anywhere but the official AOO download page. > > -- > __**___ > > Larry I. Gusaas > Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Canada > Website: http://larry-gusaas.com > "An artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind > theirs." - Edgard Varese > > > >
Re: OpenOffice on eBay
On 2012-05-18 1:40 PM Louis Suárez-Potts wrote: On 2012-05-18, at 14:18 , Chery wrote: > It is free! Who would buy it from you? > OpenOffice has always been sold on eBay and other similar sites. The advantage to the buyer is that she does not have to download the app., can have it around for future reference, may distribute it to those who otherwise cannot get it (yes, she could burn more and I hope she would), and so on. How does this comment apply to selling downloads of AOO? Note that the OP said "I would like to get further information on how I could sell OpenOffice on eBay, either via download and/or CDROM" Anyone selling OpenOffice for download is a scumbag. I also would not trust a download from anywhere but the official AOO download page. -- _ Larry I. Gusaas Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Canada Website: http://larry-gusaas.com "An artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs." - Edgard Varese
Re: OpenOffice on eBay
On 2012-05-18, at 14:18 , Chery wrote: > It is free! Who would buy it from you? > OpenOffice has always been sold on eBay and other similar sites. The advantage to the buyer is that she does not have to download the app., can have it around for future reference, may distribute it to those who otherwise cannot get it (yes, she could burn more and I hope she would), and so on. As well, quite often CDROMs and DVDs contain so-called value-adds. Could be set of (free) extensions or it could be templates, utilities, etc. It actually makes a difference in the minds of many, too, to see the physical object. This is especially so at conferences, where you want handouts, and elsewhere you just want people to try it out *now*. And, lest we not forget the nature of our own circumstances, it actually costs *more* to download a large binary such as AOO than to buy a CDROM containing it (in your language, no less)! Yep: in many if not most parts of the world, bandwidth is costly and charged by the minute or byte or both. The real point of "free" is the user's ability to work unencumbered with the binaries and source: to become not just another commodity but a producer in a community. -louis > -Original Message- > From: SpindleHill Auctions [mailto:em...@spindlehill.com] > Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 1:05 PM > To: ooo-dev@incubator.apache.org > Subject: FW: OpenOffice on eBay > > Hello, > > > > I would like to get further information on how I could sell OpenOffice on > eBay, either via download and/or CDROM. I have been selling on eBay since > 2004, and I am looking to increase my inventory and sales. Thank you very > much for your time and consideration. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Michael Gaudiosi > > SpindleHill Auctions > > em...@spindlehill.com > > > >
RE: OpenOffice on eBay
It is free! Who would buy it from you? -Original Message- From: SpindleHill Auctions [mailto:em...@spindlehill.com] Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 1:05 PM To: ooo-dev@incubator.apache.org Subject: FW: OpenOffice on eBay Hello, I would like to get further information on how I could sell OpenOffice on eBay, either via download and/or CDROM. I have been selling on eBay since 2004, and I am looking to increase my inventory and sales. Thank you very much for your time and consideration. Thank you, Michael Gaudiosi SpindleHill Auctions em...@spindlehill.com
