phil@amdcad.AMD.COM (Phil Ngai) (06/22/88)
I suspect WD doesn't realize how interested people are in using their
boards. In support of my work, it is of value to my company to have as
much technical data on the WD boards as possible so that we may use
them most effectively. (we're building a Unix box out of our new
processor and IBM-PC peripherals)
I think everyone would be benefited if WD knew how many new customers
they could reach over this network, and if I acted as the conduit
between WD and USENET. WD would probably be a bit more forth coming
with the information if they knew they were reaching a wide audience.
My company would have the information. And the members of this network
would have the information with almost no work on their part.
Therefore, I would like to print out the letters and articles and
forward them to my salesman. There was one person in Netherlands who
didn't want his email posted, I suspect he wouldn't want it printed
out either, so I won't print his. But I would like to print the
letters from authors who don't object. I could either actively seek
permission or passively offer a chance to be excluded. As the latter
is much easier and I assume this audience is the same one that sent
the letters in the first place, I'll use the latter approach unless I
get a lot of complaints (or a few very angry ones). This won't happen
for about four weeks anyway so there should be plenty of time for
people who object to have a chance to do so.
In addition, I am writing individual responses to the letters I received.
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I speak for myself, not the company.
Phil Ngai, {ucbvax,decwrl,allegra}!amdcad!phil or phil@amd.com