Scott Allan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> We will not SPAM anyone....
>
I should point out that in my emails I didn't want to suggest that OpenSRS
will Spam people. However, there are different definitions of Spam out there,
and I'm a proponent of Opt-In, as against Opt-Out. I don't believe anyone
should be contacted in any way without their prior permission, except in
extraordinary circumstances. And an opinion poll, which is what this would
seem to be, is *not* an extraordinary circumstance. So I would prefer that if
OpenSRS intend contacting *our* customers, they let us know what will be
involved, so we can voice our concerns.
> However, there is also value in understanding the true customer, the end
> user. We know that if we examine what drives their behavior, we can help
> you compete more effectively in the marketplace.
>
This is true, but the true customer for OpenSRS is us, not the end-user.
Granted, this would have some benefits, but there's a lot of if's and but's.
Too many in my opinion. Without more information on what's involved, I'm not
keen on this at all.
> I do also believe that the closer we can stay to the customer, the better
> off our products will be; this program will just help us get closer.
>
Again, we're your customers Scott, not the end-users. I can't speak for
anyone else, but I don't *want* OpenSRS any closer to the end-users. That was
the reason I signed up...
adam
