[KLUG Members] RE: KLUG Table at the Computer Sale this weekend

[Robert G. Brown]

On Wed, 21 Apr 2004 17:26:23 -0500, "Robert V. Kanaley" wrote:

>Now wait just one minute Mr. RGB.
Why? :)

Bruce Smith Added:
>As much as I hate defending RGB ... here goes.  :-)
I know! This thread is nothing short of extraordinary! :)

>What is this about KLUG selling several RACKMOUNT SERVERS!!! Just a few
>posts ago, I was begging for suggestions on file server appliances versus
>RACKMOUNT SERVERS I could throw a Linux Samba install on.
Yeah, I read that thread. Then this thing came up. The company we're working 
with was going to have a couple of people at the KLUG table. Then they simply
could not make it.. Both parties to this thing (them, and KLUG), decided to
work out the arrangement we have today. It is technically accurate to say
that KLUG is now handling the sale of these machines, on behalf of a donor,
but KLUG is not selling anything it owns. We are acting as the agents in a
tranasaction.

>I don't recall you responding with a resounding sales pitch that "one of our
>corporate supporters" has made available for sale (that presumably would
>reap some financial benefit to KLUG) several RACKMOUNT SERVERS.
Yeah, we had not worked out those details at the time of that thread. It is 
easy shorthand to say that "KLUG is selling rackmount servers", but with 
Bruce's posting and my own, I hope this is now clear down to the fine print,
which will be available at the time of sale in any case.

>Could you perhaps SHARE with an interested party some of the details on
>these RACKMOUNT SERVERS that are about to be made available on a first come
>first served basis to the GENERAL PUBLIC?
Yes, and anyone interested my reply to me off-list about this. I do not want 
to encourage anyone who migh use the KLUG mailing lists for commerce, even
oin a case like this.

>Hummm, eBay or benefit KLUG, eBay or benefit KLUG, I THINK I'll check out
>the servers KLUG is selling first!!!!

>Some sales person you are. :)
Yeah, shame on me! :)
I do not want to see the KLUG mailing lists become a zone for commerce; we
have plenty of those already. Even if it might in some sense benefit the group
by expediting the movement of these servers, I hesitate, since we have worked 
long and hard to keep this space free of commerce.

You may be dissappointed to see what sort of Philistine I can be in person,
especially with servers to move! :))

							Regards,
							---> RGB <---