From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail.goquest.com (ns1.goquest.com [12.18.108.6]) by dsl2.external.hp.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 5D1F3482F for ; Fri, 31 Jan 2003 06:23:25 -0700 (MST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" From: Michael S.Zick To: grundler@dsl2.external.hp.com (Grant Grundler) Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] Hardware Database & User Contacts Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 07:17:28 -0600 Cc: parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org References: <03Jan30.121351cet.119060@ns.hiscom.nl> <03013009214901.00780@localhost.localdomain> <20030131034613.GA11231@dsl2.external.hp.com> In-Reply-To: <20030131034613.GA11231@dsl2.external.hp.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <03013107172800.00735@localhost.localdomain> Sender: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org Errors-To: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: parisc-linux developers list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Grant Thanks for your time... But the person in charge is currently swapped... So anything will have to be classed: "Maybe someday." Mike On Thursday 30 January 2003 09:46 pm, Grant Grundler wrote: > On Thu, Jan 30, 2003 at 09:21:49AM -0600, Michael S. Zick wrote: > > Group. > > > > I was just browsing the pages, trying to get an idea if I had > > just volunteered for a 2-line change or a 2-million line change... > > > > Question 1: > > The user registration form says "... You will not be contacted..." > > > > I always read that as: "We will not spam you with advertisements." > > But others may have read that as: "You will not be contacted." > > > > Possible answers : > > 1.a - Give up on the idea of recommending this use of the > > hardware database information. > > > > 1.b - Add a field meaning: "Willing to give advice on this." > > Then initialize that field for all current members to "No". > > yes > > > 1.c - Hide the email address field from public view > > (developer only view, like it says now) unless the > > "Willing to give advice on this." thing is marked. > > If you are willing to hack php...that's an option too > > > Question 2: > > Is there a way to update this registration information? > > not at the moment. > > > 2.a - At this time, my e-mail address is wrong, I would like > > to update it. > > it's a manual process and I'm not doing it. > > > 2.b - If we set all existing users to 1.b - "No"; is there a > > way for them to update it to "Yes"? > > not until someone writes the code to do it. > > grant