[SC.LUG] Re: posting to Linux mail list

[Richard Smedley]

Hello Michael,


>I am a program manager in the Microsoft networking group, doing some
>research around how we can improve our operating systems. My goal is to
>help us identify capabilities, improvements, and features that Microsoft
>should be focusing on to help our customers over the next 5 years or so.
>I am particularly interested in hearing from Linux users, and get their
>input about what they feel should be priorities.

I am afraid that I have little experience of your software,
being from a Unix background. However I am sure that there
are many in the LUG with opinions that you may find useful :-)

The one feature that I definitely know is missing is freedom.
The freedom of the users to modify, improve, learn from
and share the software. When this freedom is given, all else
follows naturally - witness the great successes of GNU/Linux
and FreeBSD.

>I was wondering if you would mind if I posted a message on your Linux
>mailing list (sc at mailman.lug.org.uk) asking for feedback? I want to ask
>for people to e-mail me directly if they would be interested in taking
>an on-line survey I have put together (sorry, I don't want to post the
>survey URL directly to the public).

In this instance, no I don't mind. Please post, and I will
let it through (it wil be trapped as a non-member message).

>If you don't feel this is an appropriate use of your list, that's fine.
>Of course, I am always eager to hear your thoughts if you wanted to
>share them. :-)

Normally this sort of marketing is definitely not appropriate
for the list. However I know that this topic will be of interest
to to some on the list.
Any who object to it will be sure to let me know ;-)   - so I am
cc'ing this reply to the list so that people will know the
background to the posting.

>Thanks,
>
>Michael Surkan

 - Richard Smedley

South Cheshire LUG

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