Re: Using corporate accounts when posting to Debian mailing lists

2011-05-18 Thread Dominique Dumont
Le mercredi 11 mai 2011 23:10:49, Florian Weimer a écrit : > I wonder if this is the result of corporate pressure, or if this is > somehow encouraged by the de-facto list policy. Corporate policy. I'm asked not to use corporate e-mail address for open- source stuff. I do not kwow why there's such

Re: Using corporate accounts when posting to Debian mailing lists

2011-05-15 Thread Holger Levsen
On Sonntag, 15. Mai 2011, Florian Weimer wrote: > I was just curious about proper etiquette. I'm still a bit worried > that corporatelessness is implicitly requested by the community. I dont think corporatelessness in email addresses is requested by anyone. cheers, Holger -- To UNSUB

Re: Using corporate accounts when posting to Debian mailing lists

2011-05-15 Thread Florian Weimer
* MJ Ray: > At least as I understand it (IANAL), English business emails should > contain a signature with extended contact information (thanks to the > Business Names Act, Companies Act, Distance Selling Regs and some > other stuff that covers the gaps). That stems from a European directive on b

Re: Using corporate accounts when posting to Debian mailing lists

2011-05-15 Thread Marc Haber
On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 11:10:49PM +0200, Florian Weimer wrote: > This is mostly an etiquette question, and I'm not sure if this is the > right mailing list to post to. It is an interesting topic. As a freelance consultant, my personal mail domain is the only domain that is going to stay. I have

Re: Using corporate accounts when posting to Debian mailing lists

2011-05-15 Thread Florian Weimer
* Craig Small: > On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 11:10:49PM +0200, Florian Weimer wrote: >> I wonder if this is the result of corporate pressure, or if this is >> somehow encouraged by the de-facto list policy. > You'll never find me using a corporate address. The IP and surveilence > rules are just plai

Re: Using corporate accounts when posting to Debian mailing lists

2011-05-12 Thread Tony Travis
On 11/05/11 22:10, Florian Weimer wrote: This is mostly an etiquette question, and I'm not sure if this is the right mailing list to post to. I've noticed that compared to, say, ten years ago, relatively few mailing list posters use corporate accounts (or accounts readily attributable to some la

Re: Using corporate accounts when posting to Debian mailing lists

2011-05-12 Thread MJ Ray
Florian Weimer > I've noticed that compared to, say, ten years ago, relatively few > mailing list posters use corporate accounts (or accounts readily > attributable to some larger organization). This phenomenon is not > restricted to Debian mailing lists. If the sender's mailbox looks > corporat

Re: Using corporate accounts when posting to Debian mailing lists

2011-05-11 Thread Craig Small
On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 11:10:49PM +0200, Florian Weimer wrote: > I wonder if this is the result of corporate pressure, or if this is > somehow encouraged by the de-facto list policy. You'll never find me using a corporate address. The IP and surveilence rules are just plain crazy these days and I'

Re: Using corporate accounts when posting to Debian mailing lists

2011-05-11 Thread Russ Allbery
Florian Weimer writes: > This is mostly an etiquette question, and I'm not sure if this is the > right mailing list to post to. > I've noticed that compared to, say, ten years ago, relatively few > mailing list posters use corporate accounts (or accounts readily > attributable to some larger org

Using corporate accounts when posting to Debian mailing lists

2011-05-11 Thread Florian Weimer
This is mostly an etiquette question, and I'm not sure if this is the right mailing list to post to. I've noticed that compared to, say, ten years ago, relatively few mailing list posters use corporate accounts (or accounts readily attributable to some larger organization). This phenomenon is not