[plug] [OT] Second-Hand Hardware Sale

[skribe]

On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 20:14, Craig Ringer wrote:

> I'm pretty ambivalent about the whole for-sale list idea. I'm happy with
> things they way they are and don't really see the demand at present. 

To be perfectly honest I agree with you.  I don't mind the current system.  
But if it became necessary to exclude giveaway/forsale postings from the plug 
list I'd prefer a separate list to be organised rather than just divert them 
to the OT list.  Harry's reminiscenes about vacuum tubes are amusing but I 
don't want them flooding my mailbox just so I can score some free pc-133 
sdram =).

As for commercial mailings I don't think they have any place on this mailing 
list or even the proposed one unless it has something to do with plug's 
activities (can't think of any off the top of my head but am willing to 
concede it is possible).  My opinion is that the mailing list(s) should be 
seen as an expansion of the subscriber's circle of friends.  If someone 
sells/givesaway a 10G hdd to a mate that's one thing.  A very different thing 
is ye olde zaibatsu trying to flog off some out-of-code stock.

YKMV

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