On Monday 03 March 2003 10:32 am, Buchan Milne wrote: > But Club does provide simple (thumbs up/thumbs down) positive (or > negative, but cooker provides negative also ...) feedback also, which > helps in maintaining packager morale ;-).
Club also provides a value add that encourages people to join, which in turn generates revenue, which in turn allows you to have this discussion. As much as can be done through the face of the Club the better, IMO. The fact that behind the scenes, the packages go through cooker or contrib or plf does not matter. User interaction (eg. voting) and a place to get everything from everywhere is what people want. Hopefully it is valuable enough that they pay for it. Despite the fact that this thread is not about business model, I'll further go on to say that if members occasionally saw some of the developers responding in the forums and reading the requests, you would really develop a sense that MandrakeSoft does care and listens to its users. Positive energy, which leads people to talk to others about Club, which will lead to more members. -- Greg
