Peter Vandenabeele wrote:
On Nov 26, 2007 3:33 PM, Louis Suarez-Potts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
database and list only those who are working with the OOo project, not
just anyone. That adds to the burden of criteria checking, but as
Peter V. suggests, it's manageable by atomization.
<just my personal view>
I vaguely recall we had this disussion a year ago ... My preference (but that's
just me as a marketeer), is to use the "usefulness for the user" as the driving
criterium. Said more harshly: the list is _not_ a marketing reward in kind for
the developers; the list is a support instrument for the users of relevant
suppliers of OO.o related service. Even if they did not contribute a single byte
of code or translation, but they deliver good service (gratis of for
money), they
could be liste. Maybe the criterium "core developer" could be an attribute,
but that is already harder to define.
</just my personal view>
My opinion on this is somewhat different I believe -
When a list such as the consultants list, or the CD distributor list is
built there are two sets of users:
1) From the perspective of OpenOffice.org ( the overall project ) the
user is the person reading the list.
2) From the perspective of the bizdev group the 'user' is the company
being listed.
The lists then are a form of collective, or co-op, advertising for these
businesses. Should there be a free way to get on the list - yes I
believe so.
Should we be willing to look at ways to augment this free service with
additional services that would require some buy in? I believe the answer
should be Yes. Not as a money making venture for OpenOffice.org but as a
way of deferring costs that would be incurred - a co-op model in other
words. One idea for example - a collective purchase of search engine key
words.
At it's core I suppose is how one perceives the business of the bizdev
project. For me it seems that the emphasis should be on how to help
nurture ( support ) businesses that implement OpenOffice.org
installations, offer training for OpenOffice.org,or offer complimentary
technologies or services.
Drew
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