Auction of the day : Buying FREE software on ebay

mimo2005 · 09-28-2007, 07:23 AM

Someone actually paid $61 on ebay for Open Office

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ategory=150132

bry623 · 09-28-2007, 08:08 AM

Dumas

**grumpygit** · 09-28-2007, 12:25 PM

I wonder if i could sell 1year computer support contracts and just send them a link to TSF?

mimo2005 · 09-28-2007, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grumpygit

I wonder if i could sell 1year computer support contracts and just send them a link to TSF?

Ask Jason

**karusho** · 09-28-2007, 05:37 PM

Anyone here remember OOoFf?

**carsey** · 09-28-2007, 05:43 PM

No, never heard of the abbreviation.

**goes and looks for software to sell for free**

**karusho** · 09-29-2007, 12:25 AM

OOoFf was an attempt to get people that didn't trust free software to use open source: The CD came with OpenOffice.org and Firefox and cost around $30.

~~Nik00117~~ · 09-29-2007, 09:55 AM

LMAO thats funny right there. I should try that, but then again doesn't it say in those EULAs thats illegal?

**1 g0t 0wn3d** · 09-29-2007, 10:13 AM

As long as yo did not try to install it on your computer you never read it and thus never agreed to it.....

~~Nik00117~~ · 09-29-2007, 11:14 AM

Thats a good one :) I mean seriously I'd make a big CD full of freeware and sell it on ebay for $$$

09-28-2007, 07:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
mimo2005 Manager, Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 11,142 OS: xp	Auction of the day : Buying FREE software on ebay Someone actually paid $61 on ebay for Open Office http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ategory=150132 __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo" Last edited by mimo2005; 09-28-2007 at 07:41 AM.

09-28-2007, 08:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
bry623 Manager, The Conversation Pit/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NW Territory circa 1787 Posts: 11,692 OS: winxp pro sp2	Re: Auction of the day : Buying FREE software on ebay Dumas __________________ "If you aren't a liberal when you're 20, you have no heart. If you aren't a conservative when you are 50, you have no brain"

09-28-2007, 12:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
grumpygit T-Shirt Winner Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: hertford, england Posts: 4,746 OS: win xp pro sp3 My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Auction of the day : Buying FREE software on ebay I wonder if i could sell 1year computer support contracts and just send them a link to TSF?

09-28-2007, 05:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
karusho TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 1,217 OS: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista SP1, Ubuntu 8.04 My System	Re: Auction of the day : Buying FREE software on ebay Anyone here remember OOoFf? __________________ Laptop Specs: Sony VAIO VGN-NR160E dual-booting Vista Ultimate SP1 and Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron"

09-28-2007, 05:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
carsey Moderator, TSF Articles Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hunwick, Co. Durham England Posts: 10,678 OS: XP Pro SP3 My System	Re: Auction of the day : Buying FREE software on ebay No, never heard of the abbreviation. goes and looks for software to sell for free __________________ Submit New Articles Here

09-29-2007, 12:25 AM	#7 (permalink)
karusho TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 1,217 OS: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista SP1, Ubuntu 8.04 My System	Re: Auction of the day : Buying FREE software on ebay OOoFf was an attempt to get people that didn't trust free software to use open source: The CD came with OpenOffice.org and Firefox and cost around $30. __________________ Laptop Specs: Sony VAIO VGN-NR160E dual-booting Vista Ultimate SP1 and Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron"

09-29-2007, 09:55 AM	#8 (permalink)
~~Nik00117~~ Troubled Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 1,572 OS: XP Pro, Vista Ulimate My System	Re: Auction of the day : Buying FREE software on ebay LMAO thats funny right there. I should try that, but then again doesn't it say in those EULAs thats illegal?

09-29-2007, 10:13 AM	#9 (permalink)
1 g0t 0wn3d TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,528 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: Auction of the day : Buying FREE software on ebay As long as yo did not try to install it on your computer you never read it and thus never agreed to it..... __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan

09-29-2007, 11:14 AM	#10 (permalink)
~~Nik00117~~ Troubled Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 1,572 OS: XP Pro, Vista Ulimate My System	Re: Auction of the day : Buying FREE software on ebay Thats a good one :) I mean seriously I'd make a big CD full of freeware and sell it on ebay for $$$