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Perhaps some one should notify Nominet , after all if they are a trading company they should have that status reflected in the domain records Neil Stone wrote: > Gordon Henderson wrote: > >> On Wed, 22 Apr 2009, Rob Beard wrote: >> >> >> >>> Paul Sutton wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Hi >>>> >>>> there is a new computer shop opening in Market street torquay >>>> >>>> http://www.true-computers.co.uk/ >>>> >>>> may be worth some of us going in to see if they are willing / able to >>>> support Open source software ? >>>> >>>> Paul >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Hmm have you looked at the web site? >>> >>> - Windows Software Sales >>> >>> >>> No mention of Linux or open source. I'm not going to hold my breath to >>> be honest after checking out the site. >>> >>> >> Well... It's an "entry level" web site, so maybe someone here can go and >> educate them on things like putting their company name & address on it (a >> legal requirement if they are Ltd) >> >> And also point out that their host seems to have registerd their domain >> name in their name rather than the shops name (Assuming the shop isn't >> just a trading arm of Vista Print - hm. I suspect not - looks like their >> print-shop is offering a one-stop shop for everything, including an >> utterly rubbish web site! >> >> So if the shop is called true-computers, they don't even own their own >> domain name - that's generally regarded as bad practice in the UK these >> days... It's registerd to a US company too: >> >> Domain name: >> true-computers.co.uk >> >> Registrant: >> VistaPrint Technologies Ltd >> >> Registrant type: >> Other UK Entity (e.g. clubs, associations, many universities) >> >> Registrant's address: >> Canon's Court%%22 Victoria Street >> Hamilton >> HM12 >> BM >> >> >> *sigh* >> >> It's a real shame that punters get locked into rubbish like this. Makes me >> quite angry too, although it's generally not the punters fault. >> >> Gordon >> >> >> >> > > http://true-computers.co.uk/about_us.html > > They do advertise where they are.. > > -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html