On Fri, 2003-09-12 at 19:32, ed tharp wrote: > On Fri, 2003-09-12 at 19:02, James Sparenberg wrote: > > On Fri, 2003-09-12 at 15:03, Vincent Danen wrote: > > > On Fri Sep 12, 2003 at 02:10:58PM -0700, James Sparenberg wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Much of the problem is that if it is noticed that too many users do > > > > > > > > textinstalls, they'll probably be removed. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > And how do you imagine they'll "notice" that? > > > > > > > > > > > > Data Mining, Once you log in it sends back to MDK information on the > > > > > > number of "impressions" seen by this box including install impressions. > > > > > > Then eventually you tie it into the users web surfing habits so that the > > > > > > right kind of adds get sold to match the users habits. (when you do > > > > > > urpmi updates you get your new "adds" in the mix.) > > > > > > > > > > What on God's green earth makes you think MandrakeSoft would ever stoop to > > > > > something like this? > > > > > > > > > > We do have principles you know. > > > > > > > > The question was how I could imagine that it would be noticed. Not a > > > > suggestion that it would be done. > > > > > > I would have answered: they have no way of noticing unless they had a public > > > poll and asked you. > > > > > > Just mentioning data mining will stir the pot enough that people will start > > > flipping out and tomorrow we'll see a /. post about how we're data mining as > > > well as removing all screensavers and replacing them with ads. > > > > > > /me shudders > > > > Point taken. Downside, We will get asked. Double downside. It's > > already on slashdot (before I even posted the first post in the thread) > > and This question is already being asked. Not by me. But it is rearing > > it's ugly head. I still think trying to get boxed sets in stores next > > to SuSE and RedHat is a better way to generate income. But that just my > > opinion. Especially if they sold the disk only set this way. > > > > James > Isn't that one of McMillian's deals tho? how can we as Mandrake users > get McMillian to wake up? >
Thought it was. (I did find 8.2 in a bookstore) However it sometimes seems that some of the old guard book publishers are using the same clue as the RIAA when it comes to market awareness. Haven't seen evidence of McMillian in the mix since 8.2. James
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