At 9:47 -0700 6/1/04, Irene He wrote:
>I don't really think it's totally off topic from this list, because it can also be
>LabVIEW related.
>From what I have read recently, I feel people are more tolerant about so called
>"freeware", but notice not all freeware are really "free" even it says "free", it's
>only free for personal use, not commercial...so how many real value is it just
>because it's called "free"?
>Regarding the ad, I like to see some short ad in this list. I like to get notified
>about new things in LabVIEW world, so that I know one day if I need this feature,
>there is a way to go rather than sitting in the dark.
Ok, this *is* starting to drift off the topic since it is beginning to have little to
do with the current complaint. I hope we don't go into the open source debate or take
that debate to some other venue! These are my personal feelings and sort of list
policy. This policy can be changed by the wishes of the majority in a completely
non-scientific way. (squeeky wheel democracy).
The original complaint was that someone's email address was "harvested" from the list
email by another subscriber and then commercial advertising was sent to that person.
The sender claims that the address came from other means. If you post to the list,
your email address is exposed to all other members of the list. There is no way to
stop others from sending private messages. In fact that is one of the good things and
encourages off-list personal interaction. Some may be offended by this email contact
and are free to express that feeling. It is *NOT* about commercial announcements to
the list.
The list had a policy under Tom and I will continue it that short product
announcements are allowed. These should be announcements of new products and not just
periodic advertising. I think it is important for members of the list to stay current
with hardware and software offerings both "free" and commercial. As many have pointed
out evaluate where and what the real cost is of obtaining software and hardware.
AFAIK, the list is not mirrored on any "newsgroup" so that bulk harvesting of
addresses by a spambot is much more difficult. As we know all newsgroups are actively
harvested. I hope that spam is not created by posting to this list, but I can't
guarantee it and I would like to minimize the chance.
-Scott
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