Re: [LUG] Giving away copies of Ubuntu & OpenDisc on Freecycle

2009/5/6 Rob Beard <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Hi folks,

I'm a member of the Torbay & South Devon Freecycle list and I noticed
recently there has been a request from someone for a Windows XP Disc &
license key. Now I have the feeling that they have not much chance of
getting XP unless someone is willing to give away a retail boxed copy
(these are the only ones where the licence is transferable to another
machine).

Now I was thinking, would it be okay to give away some Ubuntu & OpenDisc
CDs on Freecycle?

What I'd like to do is promote the LUG and maybe offer a free install of
Ubuntu to anyone who is interested but I have a feeling that'll be
against the terms and conditions. Just wondered if anyone had any
thoughts on this as from what I understand there are over 4000 people on
the Freecycle list for Torbay and South Devon alone and I'm sure a few
of those might be interested.

Rob

I think the only objection could be that Freecycle is designed for getting rid of stuff that might otherwise end up in landfill etc rather than something produced for the specific purpose of giving it away. Best thing to do would be to run it past the moderator first - the email is torbay_freecycle-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. I recently had a message rejected as I reoffered something less than a month after the original offer so they can be a bit pedantic, but it's certainly worth a try!
Jason