Tuxcds: egg on my face
What ironic and embarrassing timing --- my Tuxcds.com order arrived
today! All indications are that it really *was* mailed on 12/18, and
has simply taken a (leisurely) first-class time getting to me. So the
real culprit seems to have been the USPS. The package is not damaged
in any way, all the CDs look to be in good shape (I'll give them all a
spin shortly to be sure). Evidently, this little parcel has simply
been gathering dust on a shelf or in a bin while government employees
labored furtively around it.
Although it would have been nice to have my emails answered (my only
remaining complaint), in this instance (at least) tuxcds was not at
fault in any way. After reading some of the other posts in this list
archive, I was getting a little worried. But I'll give them the best
vindication any customer can --- I'll order my next Debian dist from
them, although I think I'll pick Priority Mail next time. :-)
An unexpected and pleasant side effect of this (non) problem was the
number of sympathetic emails I got from *other* Debian CD vendors,
offering to help in various ways if I couldn't get this matter
resolved. Thanks, folks, for renewing my faith in human, Debian, and
Linuxian nature!
My only regret is that I didn't *really* get to test out my theory of
indirect email access via this list to a Tuxcds human! Old assembler
hack that I am, it had a certain 'BAL,R15 *TUXCDS' appeal. :-)
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