Personally I can't imagine providing any info, feedback, suggestions or
opinions to anyone named "Name Omitted." If someone genuinely wants my
opinions they at least tell me who they are.
--
Keith
On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 04:11:47PM -0700, Jon Copeland wrote:
> I'm on a few linux mailing lists and one of the contributers happens to work
> for the beast itself, what would your comments be on receiving an email like
> this? Personally, I rate myself a 5 on a scale of 1 - 10 on linux knowledge
> so I consider myself to be a linux newbie and I believe I am not in a
> position, or have the knowledge, to sustain any commentary based on what the
> beast would like to know.
>
> So in good faith of sharing knowledge for the greater good what are your
> thoughts on the below text?
>
> -j-
>
> ===================
> Hi,
> I noticed some of your great postings. Would you mind sharing some of your
> insights with me about why Linux can be a good solution for home users?
>
> I am a Microsoft employee doing some research on my own, so I can make
> recommendations to our managers about how we can really make Windows much
> better for the home. Believe it or not, I think there are a lot of great
> things about Linux, and would love to learn more so I can make useful
> suggestions on improving my company's products.
>
> If you could spare a few minutes, I would love to send a few questions,
> asking some of your opinions.
>
> By offering suggestions through this survey, you give Microsoft full
> permission to use them freely. We can't guarantee we will use your
> suggestions, but we will review them for use in future products. If
> appropriate, we may explore your feedback further. We will not provide
> compensation for your suggestions submitted through this online survey,
> though we appreciate your feedback and look forward to building better
> products with helpful feedback such as yours.
>
> Thank you
>
> Name Omitted
> ===================
>
--
--
Keith Robinson
"We are enthusiastic yet humble workers."
Pablo Neruda