On Sat, Jul 16, 2005 at 09:30:46AM +0100, MJ Ray wrote: > Adam McKenna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The point is that we shouldn't impose stupid restrictions that we have no > > chance in hell of enforcing anyway. [...] > > Even if consultants@ think they could enforce it somehow (and I am on > other listings which monitor and reward return links), I still wouldn't > agree straight off. Would you?
Considering that it takes two months to even get an entry added to the list at this time, I don't see active monitoring of consultant sites happening in the near future, if that's what you're asking. But even if we had the manpower to monitor it perfectly, it's still a dumb restriction. > 1. the consultants list is software; It is certainly not very featureful software. But if it is indeed software, then IMHO some enhancements to its utility would be far more useful than having a bunch of dumb restrictions on who can be listed. Things like ratings, a comment area for each consultant, etc. would have quite a bit more value than "these are all consultants who agreed to put a link to Debian on their web site". > That's a lot of DDs you're trying to exclude from the discussion. > If you're arguing about this restriction and you ever use debian > or suggest it to anyone, you should consider that conflict of interest > and leave the discussion... I don't see how that logically follows. Anyone who is not listed on the consultants page has no conflict of interest in this discussion, as far as I can tell, whether they use Debian or not. > ...or you could just document where you're coming from on a web > page linked from your sig. I think that's more honest. Nearly > everyone has multiple interests we can't really leave behind. I'm trying to approach this from the perspective of a Debian user who is perusing the consultants list in search of a Debian consultant. As this hypothetical user, I may or may not be concerned about whether the companies on the list explicitly mention Debian on their websites. If I care, then I will 'vote with my dollars', and choose one that does. If I don't care, then I probably will use other factors to make my decision. The bottom line is that Debian should be providing as complete a list as possible, without imposing a lot of red tape and restrictions on the consultants. --Adam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
