Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 18:01:30 -0600 (CST) From: Licia <licia@o-o.org> To: Zippy <seth@freebie.dp.ny.frb.org> Cc: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: User Registration [was Is there a "how did you hear about us?" ] Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9904011758220.26191-100000@o-o.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9903261603030.17962-100000@freebie.dp.ny.frb.org>
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On Fri, 26 Mar 1999, Zippy wrote:
> EXACTLY. Thanks for putting it into more intelligible form :)
>
> Plus, if it's done such that the discount is for the NEXT release, it
> could be used to boost pre-order sales, which is always a good thing.
>
Yes, that's an idea I wouldn't feel too bad about suggesting :)
> Another option (anti-DMs aren't gonna like this, but what the hell :)):
> the list could be used by WC to gauge interest for other product
> offerings. I'm not suggesting that the list be sold by WC to 3rd parties,
> but internally, it might be of use. This is a policy decision that needs
> to be negotiated between WC and the FreeBSD project folks. But if WC has
> interest in such a list for this purpose, they might have an interest in
> maintaining the list and just sending reports to the FreeBSD folks. (Is
> our goal to get numbers, or to get the actual contact information? If
> numbers, the above plan might work. WC's interest would definitely be
> contact information.)
>
> SB
I would worry that any possible use of the information outside of the FreeBSD
project and Walnut Creek would probably discourage people from registering...
I wouldn't mind the FreeBSD project or WC having my information personally,
but would be -very- unhappy if other people got ahold of it...
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