Anders Johansson wrote:
On Friday 26 September 2008 11:39:35 Basil Chupin wrote:
They have, of course, knowledge and information from inside, but they don't represent the official opinion/say of the company.
You know this for a fact, do you?
Yes
As far as I am concerned, if I see in the sender's address a reference to Novell or openSUSE then the response comes officially from an employee of Novell/openSUSE.
Well, yes it does, but that does not make it an official statement of either Novell or SUSE
You agree with me but then decide to disagree. So which is it: you agree or disagree?
If the response is NOT from someone connected with Novell/openSUSE then there *must* be a disclaimer to indicate same.
Don't be silly. If you try to enforce this, the only result would be that the only @suse.com or @novell.com addresses you see are announcements. The others would either drop off or subscribe with private addresses
My fault for not clearly specifying what I meant by "addresses". I include also the TAGLINES used in postings - and there are many which clearly show that the person responding is someone holding a position with either Novell or SuSE. If the person responding is doing so as a private person then drop the tagline which indicates that the person holds some position within either organisation.
Virtually no one on these lists is allowed to make official statements on behalf of the companies
"Virtually no one...". The question then has to be asked: who are those who ARE allowed to make official statements? I note that more and more Novell/SuSE people started posting in these forums over the past few months so I therefore believe that there should be a clear cut approach implemented which makes it clear to people using these forums what is being stated is "official" and "not official". As far as I am concerned this situation is like the road sign one sees as one drives into the suburb where I live, "Speed limit 50kpm unless otherwise signaged". All postings with either Novell or SuSE addresses and or taglines indicating their 'position' or 'connection' in either organisation are official - unless stated otherwise.
If the response *is* from someone in Novell/openSUSE but reflects only their *personal* view/opinion then the poster must specifically mention this (as I have seen at least one person from Novell/openSUSE stipulate in his/her posting).
I agree with Carlos. Disclaimers are evil
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