- "select count(*) as c from [postings on tomcat.apache.org] group by email order by c desc", and then figure out which are the clued-in, and which are the clueless - repeat, with other listservs
> -----Original Message----- > From: David Thielen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 12:59 PM > To: tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org > Subject: [Friday] - finding the Mavens in the Java world > > Hi all; > > > > For those of you that have read The > <http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316346624/sr=1-1/qid=113858 > 9404/ref=pd_bb > s_1/002-3569767-9990453?%5Fencoding=UTF8> Tipping Point, > this will make sense (I think). For those that haven't, a > maven is a person that trys just about every interesting > program they see, and then tells others what they think about > it. They're the ones the rest of us depend on to tell us what > is worth trying and what new programs we should just skip. > > > > We want to give a free copy of Windward > <http://www.windwardreports.com/> Reports to all mavens in > the Java (and .NET) programming world (value $1,134.00). No > conditions or requirements or anything like that. A free > regular copy with no limitations except that they cannot resell it. > > > > Why? > > > > We figure if we give them a copy, they might use it. And if > they use it, we figure they'll probably post or write about > it. So we're not asking them to do anything - but we figure > our odds are pretty good they will. (Yes, we believe that > much in our reporting engine.) > > > > So. Any ideas on how to find these people and make the offer to them? > > > > Thanks - dave > > > > > > David Thielen > > <http://www.windwardreports.com> www.windwardreports.com > > 303-499-2544 > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]