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> You read what is not there.
Did I?
> I'm requesting that the notice not
> appear until the product is available.
Define "available". Does that mean that the announcement should not go
out until *every* mirror has it mirrored? Surely you must realize how
silly that requirement is.
> I used the term vaporware,
> remember? There are laws...
Laws? ~LMAO~ How much did you *pay* for your vapourware Ron? Do you
have a receipt showing that you paid for something that Mandrake did not
deliver? Now you are just getting silly.
> That may involve ONE MandrakeSoft person delaying one hour or one day
> (which can be automated), rather than ALL prospective clients each
> having to delay an hour or a day. Don't announce until you can
> deliver - world-wide. Marketing 101.
You have got to be kidding me Ron. So I should have to wait to get a
new package just because you don't want to see an announcement until
every single (slow) mirror has it online? Give me a break. If you want
the announcements delayed by a day use procmail or something else to
introduce the delay into YOUR mailbox and leave mine alone thank you
very much.
> In my case I can assure you that a requirement to delay even one hour
> means that my interest will have evaporated. The window of
> opportunity will have passed.
Your interest in what? Are you saying that if the announcement is
delayed even an hour you will no longer be interested in it? But up
there you said you wanted it delayed.
Do you really understand what cooker is all about Ron? It is NOT
shipping product, it is a huge ongoing beta test. You are receiving
"pre-release" software to test for Mandrake. There is absolutely no
guarantees of anything whatsoever, certainly none about delivery of
product.
Sounds to me like you are not quite ready for beta programs Ron. Maybe
you should go back to your purchased 7.0 where you can make demands
about deliverability and vapourware and the like.
b.
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