From: Martin Gainty Date: April 3 2012 9:49am Subject: RE: Percona: Contact Details - a word on poaching List-Archive: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql/227097 Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_540b814b-2621-47ca-8f6a-2ae4973762ac_" --_540b814b-2621-47ca-8f6a-2ae4973762ac_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Johann I would like to *think* the dutch would be agreeable to advice from German = and or French supporters of the EU Occasionally I am contacted by someone in the Hague for Database Administra= tor Positions If you've been good about NOT doing strip searches on political enemies I c= an get you in the door On the other hand if you've been a full blown nazi with illegal wiretaps=2C= strip searches and harassment you might wind up in the Hague for different= circumstances. I am reminded of the platitude: United we stand..Divided we fall Bedankt=2C Martin Gainty=20 ______________________________________________=20 Jogi =E9s Bizalmass=E1gi kinyilatkoztat=E1s/Verzicht und Vertraulichkeitanm= erkung/Note de d=E9ni et de confidentialit=E9 Ez az =FCzenet bizalmas. Ha nem =F6n az akinek sz=E1nva volt=2C akkor k=E9rj=FCk= =2C hogy jelentse azt nek=FCnk vissza. Semmif=E9le tov=E1bb=EDt=E1sa vagy m=E1solat= =E1nak k=E9sz=EDt=E9se nem megengedett. Ez az =FCzenet csak ismeret cser=E9t szol= g=E1l =E9s semmif=E9le jogi alkalmazhat=F3s=E1ga sincs. Mivel az electronikus =FCzene= tek k=F6nnyen megv=E1ltoztathat=F3ak=2C ez=E9rt minket semmi felel=F6s=E9g nem = terhelhet ezen =FCzenet tartalma miatt. Diese Nachricht ist vertraulich. Sollten Sie nicht der vorgesehene Empfaeng= er sein=2C so bitten wir hoeflich um eine Mitteilung. Jede unbefugte Weiter= leitung oder Fertigung einer Kopie ist unzulaessig. Diese Nachricht dient l= ediglich dem Austausch von Informationen und entfaltet keine rechtliche Bin= dungswirkung. Aufgrund der leichten Manipulierbarkeit von E-Mails koennen w= ir keine Haftung fuer den Inhalt uebernehmen. Ce message est confidentiel et peut =EAtre privil=E9gi=E9. Si vous n'=EAtes= pas le destinataire pr=E9vu=2C nous te demandons avec bont=E9 que pour sat= isfaire informez l'exp=E9diteur. N'importe quelle diffusion non autoris=E9e= ou la copie de ceci est interdite. Ce message sert =E0 l'information seule= ment et n'aura pas n'importe quel effet l=E9galement obligatoire. =C9tant d= onn=E9 que les email peuvent facilement =EAtre sujets =E0 la manipulation= =2C nous ne pouvons accepter aucune responsabilit=E9 pour le contenu fourni= . > Date: Tue=2C 3 Apr 2012 10:41:39 +0200 > From: vegivamp@stripped > To: wmodes@stripped > CC: mysql@stripped > Subject: Re: Percona: Contact Details - a word on poaching >=20 > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Wes Modes" > >=20 > > Hi=2C I received a suggestion from Baron Schwartz that I consider your > > company for consulting advice as a solution to an enquiry I made to > > the MySQL list. I did not respond to Baron Schwartz and now I receive > > this email from an account executive. I don not think I am alone is > > believing poaching the list is unethical. > >=20 > > Please feel free to have your experts offer suggestions and advice=2C > > but having those experts directly passing contacts on to sales execs do= es > > not feel okay. Using the MySQL lists as a honey pot for sales > > opportunities is not why the list exist. >=20 >=20 > I'm slightly in two minds=2C here. On the one hand=2C yes=2C the list isn= 't made for being poached. >=20 > On the other hand=2C it is my experience that Percona is very liberal in = dispensing free - and good - advice here. Your recent enquiry is not an obv= ious thing=2C however. Percona is still a business=2C and your problem is u= nlikely to be solved just like that - it seems appropriate for them to offe= r their services. The sales guy might've waited a bit longer to see if you = responded=2C but it still doesn't feel all that pushy=2C to me.=20 >=20 > You say you haven't answered=2C yet=3B so you also haven't quite told the= m that you're /not/ in the market=2C either :-) I'm sure a simple "no=2C no= t right now" is sufficient=2C if you're not interested. >=20 >=20 > --=20 > Bier met grenadyn > Is als mosterd by den wyn > Sy die't drinkt=2C is eene kwezel > Hy die't drinkt=2C is ras een ezel >=20 > --=20 > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql >=20 = --_540b814b-2621-47ca-8f6a-2ae4973762ac_--