On Mon, 4 Jul 2011 18:46:39 -0700, Richard Pinion <[email protected]> wrote:
> MFNetDisk is a wonderful product of which the developer does not charge > one single penny! Whether it's free or not isn't the issue. There is a significant difference among (1) calling out a product (commercial or freeware) as a possible solution to a posted problem (2) the author occasionally posting a reminder of his product (3) discussing the technical aspects of the product The first is no crime. I don't object to the second since the product is free and has demonstrated benefit to the readership. I think that anyone who has contributed here is entitled to occasionally post an ad. "Occasionally" is the key. The toleration of the readership to such ads is entirely dependent on their view of the person making the post. Someone advertising freeware will naturally be given more latitude than if IBM or CA did the same thing. The third, however, is Technical Support and can be reasonably requested to reside in another forum. Sometimes, however, the Q & A *may* be appropriate here if it being used as a springboard to a discussion of some larger issue that affects the entire readership. But life is too short to get all fired up over this. I'm going back to my nap....wake me when we get there.... Alan Altmark Senior Managing z/VM and Linux IT Consultant IBM Lab Services ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
