Re: Commercial Product Announcements

Amy Stephen wrote:
> This could degenerate into a religious argument in short order. There 
> is simply no way to specifically regulate conversation without 
> throttling knowledge. Since this list is primarily focused on the 
> enabling the free flow of knowledge, it seems a counterproductive move.
>
> If the list continues to focus on purpose and data and technologies 
> and protocols and standards, and people try really, really hard to 
> avoid self promotion of any variety as much as possible, and remember 
> to be considerate of and trust one another, then things work.
>
> In the final analysis, cooperation and trust are our only hope for 
> just about anything.
Amen!

Kingsley
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> On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 6:25 AM, Kingsley Idehen 
> <kidehen@openlinksw.com <mailto:kidehen@openlinksw.com>> wrote:
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>     David Wood wrote:
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>         On Dec 8, 2008, at 8:57 PM, Kingsley Idehen wrote:
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>             Ian Davis wrote:
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>                 Hi all,
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>                 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?
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>                 Ian
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>             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.
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>         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.
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>         Regards,
>         Dave
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>     Dave,
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>     So provide a template to clarify your suggestion. Ambiguity
>     doesn't solve anything bar leaving grounds for subjective innuendo.
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>     Lets be as clear as possible since this is how objectivity is
>     established.
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>     Also, for what it's worth, what is "commercial content" ?
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>     Regards,
>
>     Kingsley Idehen       Weblog:
>     http://www.openlinksw.com/blog/~kidehen
>     <http://www.openlinksw.com/blog/%7Ekidehen>
>     President & CEO OpenLink Software     Web: http://www.openlinksw.com
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Regards,

Kingsley Idehen	      Weblog: http://www.openlinksw.com/blog/~kidehen
President & CEO 
OpenLink Software     Web: http://www.openlinksw.com

Received on Tuesday, 9 December 2008 13:49:26 UTC