Comments on: Vista Released http://blog.nixternal.com/2007.01.31/vista-released/ Free Software Chicago Style: letting proprietary solutions sleep with the fishes Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:30:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: nixternal http://blog.nixternal.com/2007.01.31/vista-released/#comment-287 nixternal Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:35:31 +0000 http://blog.nixternal.com/2007.01.31/vista-released/#comment-287 Some were interested in what we were saying, actually what Mike (I think that was his name) was saying. Most thought of course we were idiots. In a way I don't blame them, here are 5 or so people dressed up in yellow HazMat suits talking about stuff I have no clue about (this is what the people in line were thinking, not me). Though I like the fact we irritated the Best Buy managers because they were affraid they were going to loose money with us there. Luckily for us, the location of their store wasn't owned by them, as they were only renters, so we could go all the way up to the front doors. The police officers though were cool and wore a GNU sticker! Some of the people took some of the anti-DRM stickers and pamphlets to learn more, so we hope. I keep watching Flickr for the images, as the guy who held the little event said he was going to post them. I accidentally stumbled upon this entire thing, as I hadn't planned to go to a Best Buy and picket the event. I went for breakfast and seen the Vista truck, so I was like oh cool, lemme go see. When I got close, I seen 3 guys in yellow with the Bad Vista signs and I knew I had to join. I got out there and the guy was like don't waste your money or time on Vista or something or other, and I was like "no dude, I'm one of you!" He pointed me to their mini van and said his wife had stickers, a sign, and a suit. If only the suit would have fitted over my coat and what not, it wouldn't have been to shabby. But I was wearing that damn suit, if I am going to go against the Vista release, I was going all out. Frostbite and frozen boogs weren't stopping me :) Some were interested in what we were saying, actually what Mike (I think that was his name) was saying. Most thought of course we were idiots. In a way I don’t blame them, here are 5 or so people dressed up in yellow HazMat suits talking about stuff I have no clue about (this is what the people in line were thinking, not me). Though I like the fact we irritated the Best Buy managers because they were affraid they were going to loose money with us there. Luckily for us, the location of their store wasn’t owned by them, as they were only renters, so we could go all the way up to the front doors. The police officers though were cool and wore a GNU sticker! Some of the people took some of the anti-DRM stickers and pamphlets to learn more, so we hope.

I keep watching Flickr for the images, as the guy who held the little event said he was going to post them. I accidentally stumbled upon this entire thing, as I hadn’t planned to go to a Best Buy and picket the event. I went for breakfast and seen the Vista truck, so I was like oh cool, lemme go see. When I got close, I seen 3 guys in yellow with the Bad Vista signs and I knew I had to join. I got out there and the guy was like don’t waste your money or time on Vista or something or other, and I was like “no dude, I’m one of you!” He pointed me to their mini van and said his wife had stickers, a sign, and a suit. If only the suit would have fitted over my coat and what not, it wouldn’t have been to shabby. But I was wearing that damn suit, if I am going to go against the Vista release, I was going all out. Frostbite and frozen boogs weren’t stopping me :)

]]> By: Jonathon Conte http://blog.nixternal.com/2007.01.31/vista-released/#comment-286 Jonathon Conte Wed, 31 Jan 2007 18:50:05 +0000 http://blog.nixternal.com/2007.01.31/vista-released/#comment-286 Good show. I look forward to seeing some photographs. What was the general reaction from the Best Buy customers? Good show. I look forward to seeing some photographs. What was the general reaction from the Best Buy customers?

]]> By: sharms http://blog.nixternal.com/2007.01.31/vista-released/#comment-285 sharms Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:28:00 +0000 http://blog.nixternal.com/2007.01.31/vista-released/#comment-285 Hey good job, way to actually not just blog about what you believe in. On a side note, I should comment something absurd and negative here to fit in with the crowd a few posts back. Hey good job, way to actually not just blog about what you believe in.

On a side note, I should comment something absurd and negative here to fit in with the crowd a few posts back.

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