Sorry to be snarky and all, but @Aki it seems you have allocated yourself the role of deciding what consists of a commercial request and what does not.
I dont know about others but I joined the list as a resource of sorts where a non-techie like myself can get solutions to technology queries I might have, which depending on my needs I might further engage a member of skunkworks to sort me out, for which I will gladly pay for.  I am sure this is the same for others.
At this rate we should have a disclaimer that any requests should be non-commercial. 

Cheers,
V

On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 8:45 AM, aki <aki275@gmail.com> wrote:


On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 10:54 PM, Mark Mwangi <mwangy@gmail.com> wrote:
@aki I sense a flaw in your argument. I assume all the guys on the list are techies and skunkworks is a community of techies. Arguing that every request should be billed and or invoiced is like asking doctors to bill each other for advise when they meet in the cafeteria or at the coffee machine. Non-techies walk into tech shops probably owned by skunks *coughs* yast labs *coughs* and they pay for products and services.
 
 
@Mark, imho..it is not flawed because you can judge whether a person is technical or not just by the query. In no manner whatsoever did I say that anyone should refrain or stop from tech discussions because these do not fall under the commerce tag.  When queries go beyond discussions and have a commerce value, than those seeking to make an income from such should make something of their skills and those who have the answers should be on an NDA. In the example of @Muskiv, he/she had a commercial plan and that plan required a strong presenter not only with tech skills but also a gift of the gab to grab the attention of the audience. Surely, only a trained professional or someone very close can achieve that, and they don't come cheap. What rate would @Muskiv want to pay any skunk for such a role?  Chai na Mandazi or even a starter flat rate of USD500, and then work out the modalities of future gains.
 
me thots. :-)



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