He wants his approval form snail-mailed and included a long list of "questions"
which are supposed to bely our fears, looks like. I excerpted the message and
sent the following reply:
- - - - - - - Begin inclusion - - - - - - -
> > and think it will be useful to be included into that CD-Rom
> > project.
> >
> > I HEREBY LIKE TO ASK YOU IF YOU WOULD ALLOW ME TO INCLUDE
> > THAT "FAQ" INTO THE CD-ROM OR NOT !
>
> No.
>
> My FAQ is ever-changing and I cannot live with a single beta-version update,
> also my FAQ deals with shell accounts on Unix systems and as such it benefits
> the already connected user. I see no benefit in supplying it to non-connected
> possible users. Once they get online, the can access my FAQ free, alone, and
> directly from me without having to go through a mediary.
>
> Therefore I do NOT give permission for my FAQ to be reprinted on any CD-Rom.
>
> - Britt Klein
- - - - - - - - End inclusion - - - - - - - -
I'm beginning to wonder just how legitimate the supposed philanthropy of these
people is... It seems they're more interested in putting together something to
sell than actually providing a service, no matter how impoverished they claim
the project will make them (there are other benefits than money, you know, such
as name recognition).
I will print, disk-save and snailmail, tell, allow into magazines (well, that
happened by accident, but I didn't mind), encourage re-mailing, allow systems
to archive, email, etc. my FAQ anywhere to anyone who wants it. But somehow
the idea of it getting planted on a static CD-Rom bugs me.
I honestly cannot see the point.
Mostly, I just felt it was time to opinionate on this subject. I never really
felt qualified since I haven't been asked before.
- Britt
--
"I was sleeping nicely, then someone shut the lid on my pillow...
That hurt." - SJK 12-12-94 0500
[
Usenet Hypertext FAQ Archive |
Search Mail Archive |
Authors |
Usenet
]
[
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997
]
© Copyright The Landfield Group, 1997
All rights reserved