Re: DBFlash for Oracle - looking for beta testers (modified post)

From: Hans Forbrich <forbrich_at_yahoo.net>
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 00:11:10 GMT
Message-ID: <yU9Xc.9504$A8.417_at_edtnps89>


Charlie Martin Beta program wrote:

> Hans Forbrich <forbrich_at_yahoo.net> wrote in message
> news:<7M4Xc.55651$X12.8825_at_edtnps84>...

>> You would make a LOT more friends if you would restrict this kind of
>> request to the comp.database.oracle.marketplace forum - which is the only
>> one you have ignored.

>
> My apologies. The charter for c.d.o.marketplace
> (http://www.orafaq.com/usenet/charter4.htm) says:
>
> * jobs available
> * positions wanted
> * services offered
> * software or hardware wanted or available for sale
> * books and other literature available
> * announcements of new products
>
> and since I'm looking for people willing to try a tool, and not
> looking for a job, announcing a position, offering a service, selling
> software (we've got marketing weenies for that), selling a book, or
> annoucing a new product (it's not ready yet, that's why I'm looking
> for beta testers), c.d.o.marketplace didn't seem appropriate.
>
> That'll teach me to read the documentation.

I know it can be confusing, so I tried to be gentle in my comments. IMO, the cdo.marketplace should be changed to include the following:

  • software or hardware wanted or available for sale >> * third party software/hardware wanted or available
  • announcements of new products >> * announcements of new open source or commercial products (new) >> general announcements such as beta tests

/Hans Received on Thu Aug 26 2004 - 02:11:10 CEST

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