Adam McKenna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Jul 16, 2005 at 09:30:46AM +0100, MJ Ray wrote: > > 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. [...]
Why not? It made as much sense as claiming that merely being listed on that page creates a conflict of interest. Not all interests are in conflict or should disqualify one from a discussion. > 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. [...] Are you such a user? I suspect a lot of consultants have direct contact with such users and could offer good opinions on what they're looking for in a listings service. Your attempt to construct a model is interesting and probably useful but just a model. > [...] 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. Sure. As complete as possible, not more complete than reality. -- MJ Ray (slef), K. Lynn, England, email see http://mjr.towers.org.uk/ (Also a conflict of interest^W^W^Wconsultant for hire.) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
