On 3 May 2011 14:05, shawn wilson <ag4ve...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 11:35 PM, giovanni_re <john...@fastmail.us> wrote: > > Isn't it great to get to know your Debian community members, & things > > about them, like what kind of stuff they use? Maybe that would be good > > stuff for _you_ to get at some point. :) > > > > > > = > > So, today's poll is: > > > > What Smartphone do you use? > > > > Please reply to this message with: > > > > Manufacturer name Model name, OS name, Cell Carrier name, Country you > > live in. > > > > while phones have vulnerabilities (ie, android < 2.0 and many versions > of ios) i don't think this is very wise information to give out. > > that is, debian users aren't the only ones who read these emails. i > have noticed 10x (or more) spam sense i've started reading mailing > lists. and, these lists are archived (for better or for worse). i try > to minimize how much personally identifiable information i provide on > these lists. asking about my phone is almost like asking how the lock > on my front door is pinned - most people won't know how to abuse the > information, but those who do would have an easy way in. >
Yes. A good way to assess a market, gather email addresses and employ the same or on-sell them. I find it difficult to assess what positive result could come from overtly gathering and collating information like this on a list that simply doesn't relate to that subject. Regards, Weaver. -- Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful. — Lucius Annæus Seneca. Terrorism, the new religion.
