I apologize to anyone I may have offended with my lacking of etiquette on this question. The question went south as soon as I asked - with remarks and non relevant discussions. My understanding of an open forum was obviously incorrect. So again I apologize. I agree that vendor R&D are taboo. The question was answered a while back by the vendor. As part of this etiquette list: I would expect that inane humorous email comments should also be strongly discouraged. They are rude. If someone has an issue with my comments in the future feel free to contact me - my contact info is below and always included in my emails.
'Where ever you go - There you are!! ' Richard (Gaz) Gasiorowski Global Solutions & Technology Principal Lead Infrastructure Architect CSC 3170 Fairview Park Dr., Falls Church, VA 22042 845-773-9243 Work|845-392-7889 Cell|[EMAIL PROTECTED]|www.csc.com This is a PRIVATE message. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete without copying and kindly advise us by e-mail of the mistake in delivery. NOTE: Regardless of content, this e-mail shall not operate to bind CSC to any order or other contract unless pursuant to explicit written agreement or government initiative expressly permitting the use of e-mail for such purpose. Steve Carl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: Linux on 390 Port <LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU> 10/21/2008 03:03 PM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port <LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU> To LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU cc Subject Re: Lx86 Point of list etiquette: If a commercial vendor offers a free, Open Source solution, is it rude to talk about it here? Steve Carl [EMAIL PROTECTED] Blog: http://on-being-open.blogspot.com Blog @ BMC: http://talk.bmc.com/blogs/blog-carl/steve-carl/ On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 11:26 AM, David Boyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > With a few tolerated exceptions, discussions of commercial offerings > on-list is considered rude and is actively discouraged. Several people > invited you to discuss your requirements off line. I suggest you take > them up on it -- most people wouldn't expect to discuss product planning > or active R&D projects in a public forum. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
