Re: IMPORTANT: A temporary list for Strategic

On Fri, 9 Jan 2004, Joshua D. Drake wrote:

> 1. Yet none of you are marketers. You are developers.

Ah, so we have no opinions on the matter?

> 2. I am not suggesting in any way that this be a closed thing. I am
> suggesting that we provided a directed venue for communication for this
> project (the project of the flyers, etc..). I am suggesting that we
> allow a specific avenue for the communication, that doesn't deviate from
> that direction. And actually JoshB is suggesting it, I just agree with
> him.

But, that was what was -advocay was created for in the first place ... a
directed venue for talkign about all things related to advocacy ... if
those on the list can't change subjects as appropriate, that isnt' going
to change if we create a sublist for each and every sub-project of
advocacy ...

> Remember all those recent threads about MySQL and their marketing
> prowess... this is what we are talking about. MySQL marketing doesn't
> happen on the frito-lay crumbs of a developers desk. It happens in rooms
> with whiteboards, ties, coffee, cell phone and doughnuts.

and this is why marketing discussions aren't meant for -hackers, and why
we created -advocacy ...

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