David Wood wrote:
On Dec 8, 2008, at 8:57 PM, Kingsley Idehen wrote:
Ian Davis wrote:
Hi all,
I'm not aware of any official policy on commercial posts to this
list, but usual mailing list etiquette generally recommends that
postings about commercial services and products should indicate
their nature and give some indication of cost. I think this is even
more important when the mailing list is focussed on a project with
an "open" or "free" theme. Obviously, as I represent a vendor my
preference is to allow commercial postings but I would also prefer
that they are clearly labelled as such. Is this a policy that other
members would like to see made explicit?
Ian
Ian there is no know policy for product announcements or job postings
or anything else. I think we just collectively focus on on relevance.
I think the relevance to Linked Data is simply what matters.
I agree, for what that is worth. Clear identification of commercial
content is certainly appreciated, though. Even better would be
identification capable of being filtered on.
Regards,
Dave
Dave,
So provide a template to clarify your suggestion. Ambiguity doesn't
solve anything bar leaving grounds for subjective innuendo.
Lets be as clear as possible since this is how objectivity is established.
Also, for what it's worth, what is "commercial content" ?
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Regards,
Kingsley Idehen Weblog: http://www.openlinksw.com/blog/~kidehen
President & CEO
OpenLink Software Web: http://www.openlinksw.com
