Zitat von skaller <skaller@users.sourceforge.net>:

>
> On Sun, 2007-11-04 at 16:06 +0100, Oliver Bandel wrote:
> > Looks, like the Spam-Filter should be re-adjusted ;-)
> >
> > Ciao,
> >    Oliver
>
> Why is that? This list is for Ocaml stuff. No one said
> any particular licence. No one said free, pretend free,
> or downright encumbered by a stupid licence.
>
> In case you didn't realise .. programming is *primarily* a
> commercial (for money) activity which is *primarily* intended
> to support commercial or governmental activity (including
> academic and semi-academic institutions).
[...]

if it is *primarily* this or that might be end in endless discussions.

But it also is a commercial thing.
I earn my money with programming too.

But I doubt this list is the right area to
post advertising-only posts.


>
> Lack of commercial support -- the kind Jon is offering --
> is one of the impediments to industry taking Ocaml seriously.
>
> It seems around 100 readers agree, if you can believe Jon's stats:
>
> "Our download statistics for last month show 94 hits for the 3.09
> version and 56 hits for the 3.10 version"
[...]

And what does theses hits show?
What do they prove?
Sorry, you mighht explain in more detail?!


>
> Lets hope Jon gets some sales .. he's one of the few commercial
> support providers around.

Yes, it's fine, if he makes money with OCaml.

But nevrtheless I doubt, this list is the forum to
make avertising-posts.

We could end up in "Buy this new Vi**gra-stuff; our website is OCaml-driven!".

Ciao,
   Oliver