I don't see why anyone, IBM or var, needs to guard that door. Just open it up to the general public.
I don't think there is anything --- or very little --- in that knowledgebase that needs to be so carefully guarded that only people with the secret handshake get to see it. Let anyone who wants to see it, see it. It's not as if IBM is going to be inundated by hits due to teenagers posting links on MySpace. Actually, there is one reason to keep people out: Knowledge is Power. Apparently some vars want to keep their users dependent on them. Bruce, you list some reasons vars might have. Apparently some of those are legitimate enough that they have persuaded IBM to keep the secrets. But if enough users who vehemently disagree and want access, IBM has to rethink who they want to please. A user group is precisely where that rabble should rouse. I often hear complaints that one can't find knowledgeable practitioners of U2. That is a reason to avoid or abandon the platform. Interestingly, guys like me don't care, because vars like Strategy Seven are nice to us. It would be end users with curmudgeonly vars that would need a user group to make this end run. I still thnk someone who cares should submit a U2UG enhancement request and others should second it. Otherwise IBM only hears about you through the very var who is blocking you. cds > From: Bruce Nichol > > Stevenson, Charles wrote: > > First, my own var, Strategy Seven, was aggressive in getting me access > > to the knowledgebase. > > > I think that says it all. > > Surely, it's up to each VAR to determine if any and/or all of > their users should or should not have access to the > knowledgebase, for whatever reason, be it revenue stream, be > it implementation quirks, code, ....whatever.... > > Can IBM maintain a register of end-user within VAR to permit access? > T'wouldn't be too difficult, Ida thought..... > > This isn't really a function of a user group, is it? It's > solely an > individual user/VAR/IBM function, and I firmly believe the > VAR has some > rights to preclude access if the VAR deems it prudent..... > > -- > Regards, > > Bruce Nichol > Talon Computer Services > ALBURY NSW 2640 > Australia ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
