Ravi Raman wrote: > I'm not sure why there is such an outspoken negative reaction to a > commercial software company announcing a related product on a mysql > list...
As another poster pointed out, this is a HELP list. If someone posted to the list looking for a product where Lasso meets that need, I think it would be an open opportunity to write a short shameless plug to the list with a URL pointing to more information. > Not only can Mysql AB be considered a commercial software company, > but so could myself and many others on this list. > For the record, I (as a member of the "MySQL community") am usually mildly > interested in knowing about software, commercial or open-source, that might > ease my workload. I am interested in all things MySQL too; even commercial products. But again I do not think this is the forum for such announcements. We don't get opensource projects announced on this list --aside from MySQL-- why should we get commercial announcements? That is why I asked if there was another place. Something like a MySQL channel of freshmeat that allows commercial products would be cool. Or another moderated list that contains announcements for all things MySQL related. I would sign up for that 'though I think a web-site would be better. Since they included an [announce] in the subject, if the subject title had been properly capitalized I probably would not have said anything either: A Title with Proper Capitalization is Much Easier to Read THAN A TITLE IN ALL CAPS ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS REALLY LONG. I guess my feeble mind cannot understand why people feel the need to do things like that. > As a change of topic: > If there is an individual who is genuinely eager to type something in order > to reduce traffic on this list, I suggest a Mysql FAQ that can be featured > prominently on mysql.com. > This would probably help cut down on the avalanche of "I can't find my > socket file"/"Why can't I compile the binary"/"How do I make an > auto_increment column" messages and could be added to incrementally. > Any takers? We would probably just end of writing more "read the FAQ" instead of just "read the manual" ;-). What about FAQ-o-Matic? http://faqomatic.sourceforge.net/ We would just need it hosted somewhere. b. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
