Re: [tlug] Fwd: Tux Droid : coders needed!

["Josh Glover" <jmglov@example.com>]

On 28/11/06, Godwin Stewart <godwin.stewart@example.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:50:02 +0900, "Josh Glover" <jmglov@example.com>
> wrote:
>
> > For all I know, the original email was sent only to lists where a
> > member had given permission to the person doing the sending.
>
> I received it not through any mailing list I subscribe to, but directly.

Oh, did you? Sorry, I did not realise that. I thought this whole
discussion was about me forwarding the mail to this list.

> The poster just looked for any e-mail addresses associated with Linux
> activity and blasted his/her spam out to all of them.

If that is true, then I see your point.

> That is not the Right Way To Do It(tm).

Indeed it is not. Please consider my comments withdrawn, for they were
made in a completely different context.

> As Stephen said, "might" is the problem here. We all get thousands of
> offers for penny stocks, pills, advance fee scams, fake lottery wins
> etc. because someone thought (ObQuirk noted) we "might" be interested
> in the offer. The fact that this was about a geeky Linux-based toy
> doesn't make it any different than pi11z spam. It's all about conSent,
> not conTent.

I completely agree with what you are saying, but my perspective is
slightly different in this case. I feel that the "bulk" component of
spam is what makes it so odious. That and the fact that it is
advertising at best, scamming at worst. In this case, I think that the
PR person is guilty of: a) laziness, and b) naÃvetÃ, but not c)
spamming.

But it really boils down to personal judgement, and I don't fault you
for yours. :)

-Josh