I think it's quite different if it is HOSEF-endorsed. Personally I also take into consideration that the post is: not by a list contributor, not signed, and does not have a the person's name in in the header. Therefore, I must deduce this is not a human-being and should not be treated as a human being!
That may be going a bit too far for some but my point remains. Am I wrong? It's about stickin' it to tha' man! Tom I think that the chance to learn is a good thing. We do have an unposted list policy against commercial solicitation, which this seemed to be. It does beg the question, though, about my own emails regarding HOSEF which, I sometimes fear, border on spam. I justify it because it is a charitable non-profit promoting Open Source, but .... Once I followed the link to this workshop, I will say that I was dismayed by the self-promotion of the speaker and the heavy corporate sponsorship. They really don't need our donated bandwidth and equipment for their promotion, do they? --scott
