As someone who works in A UK (Scottish) University I have a .ac.Ku address rather than a .edu and would hope I occasionally contribute something of value. (I certainly find some of the posts extremely interesting.)
This email has been sent from a mobile phone, please excuse any creative spelling or grammar that may have occured! On 12 Aug 2010, at 18:14, Philippe Hanset <[email protected]> wrote: > Pete, > > Educause has been debating on and off about letting commercial entities on > the list. > Let's face it, having an edu email is not really hard to get, so the > filtering could be a real hassle. > Also, having vendors on the list is reciprocally beneficial. > Some of our discussions can help vendors understand our "edu" challenges and > adapt products > accordingly. The list is a good statistical sampling. > We have had vendors providing technology neutral answers > to some questions, which helped us greatly. > > If vendors are contacting you directly after you post, please let me know > immediately. > > Best, > > Philippe Hanset > Wireless-LAN Constituent Group leader > > > > On Aug 12, 2010, at 12:56 PM, Peter P Morrissey wrote: > >> Thank you Philippe! >> I'm surprised we even let vendors on the list. >> Have we ever considered limiting it to .edu's? >> Pete M. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Philippe Hanset >> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 12:55 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] List Guidelines reminder >> >> All, >> >> Having education affiliated people asking questions about vendors on the list >> is part of the purpose of this medium. Having vendors doing the same is not. >> >> please read the guidelines of the listserv at: >> >> http://www.educause.edu/Community/ConstituentandDiscussionGroups/ConstituentandDiscussionGroupP/892 >> >> Thank you for your understanding. >> >> Regards, >> >> Philippe Hanset >> Wireless-LAN Constituent Group leader >> >> ********** >> Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent >> Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. >> >> ********** >> Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent >> Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > > ********** > Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent > Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. -- Heriot-Watt University is a Scottish charity registered under charity number SC000278. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
