All,
I'd certainly like to see something like this. One of the things I like
best about this list is when the
developers step in with innovative ideas that exploit particular
strengths of their software. I often
advise folks to use tools other than the ones I use and know best. I
base those recommendations
on my limited experience with other packages. The things I learn on this
list have improved my
ability to give good advice. I'd vote for the mailed notification with
URL as a low impact way
of helping keep this community informed.
Chris
Lyn Richards wrote:
>Anne's mistake had an interesting response. Like Elliott and Duncan I've
>often felt it would be good if this list rec'd all those news-mails, as
>they inform about s'ware development and relevant current activities and
>events that otherwise we won't know of - and keeping up with an overview
>of qual software development is part of what this list does.
>
>Many of the software developers have an email news-mail every month or
>so - highly important to keep in touch with users. (QSR does one no more
>than once a month, summarizing the news in its most recent newsletter,
>which is up on the website.)
>
>The problem isn't, surely, that these news-mails promote that
>developer's software and services. Of course they are restricted to that
>software - their audience is its users. This list is surely able to
>interpret such material appropriately. However taking such mails might
>count as spamming (email newsletters legally can go only to those who
>have asked to receive them, and must carry an offer to unsubscribe) and
>whether or not it was legal, it might mean too much newsletter-traffic,
>and lose this list subscribers.
>
>An alternative would be for the list to approve that when developers
>have a new newsletter they post it on their sites and mail the URL to
>this list, so listmembers can go read it if they wish.
>
>Ann, Christina, do you want to rule from CAQDAS?
>
>cheers,
>Lyn
>
>Lyn Richards,
>Director, Research Services, QSR.
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