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[Bill Campbell]

On Fri, Sep 21, 2007, Kenneth Brody wrote:
>Quoting Fairlight (Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:29:11 -0400):
>
>> Only Ron Kracht would say something like:
>>> You might want to call them and find out.  A direct phone call has a lot
>>> more likelihood of finding definitive information, or even influencing
>>> policy, than a posting in the mailing list.
>>
>> There's a problem I've had with fP-Tech (and other companies) for ages.
>> Lack of transparency.
>>
>> It's always, "Well call and find out."  And you have no assurance that when
>> 'x' party calls, they get the same deal as 'y' party.  There's no assurance
>> that nobody's getting either the shaft or preferential treatment.  There's
>> no public, set policy.  Now, the company either has one or they don't.  If
>> they do, then why isn't it made public knowledge?
>[...]
>
>Well, you have to remember that this mailing list is not an "official"
>fPTech method of communication.  We frequent here because we recognize
>the value of this list.  If you don't like the "lack of transparency"
>of contacting fPTech via private e-mail or telephone, then why not use
>an "official" public forum, like fptechforum.com?

I've always thought that one of the advantages of this, and other
mailing lists which are *NOT* in any way tied to a vendor, is
that there' no institutional bias in the lists.

Bill
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