On Mar 2, 2011, at 11:53 PM, Mark Constable wrote: > On 03/03/11, Randall Arnold wrote: >>> Exactly, and the giveaway program is fine but I fear the selection >>> process will set up a bureaucracy to annoint certain folks with >>> devices and deprive the rest of us with MeeGo savvy touch devices >>> that we all need yesterday. >> >> I can guarantee you there won't be some "good ol boy" system set up. > > That's good but it's the "deprive the rest of us" part that really > concerns me. > >> For the most part device giveaways/loans should be based on obvious >> merit, along with some possible completely blind dispensations (like >> drawings). > > That's fine too but someone(s) has to spend time managing all that > and risks putting those good folks in a position where they inevitably > end up depriving and even offending some applicants. > >> But by all means keep expressing your concerns. We're listening! > > Personally speaking, I would much rather click on a Paypal button than > "waste" any amount of time spent on a form applying for a device that > I will probably never get (in my case). > Mark,
I'm curious why you assume that you wouldn't be eligible to receive devices? The eligibility criteria on the wiki isn't particularly extensive. Dawn _______________________________________________ MeeGo-community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.meego.com/listinfo/meego-community http://wiki.meego.com/Mailing_list_guidelines
