Re: Ada research survey (NOT !)

[clanfear@yahoo.com (cal)]

Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen) wrote in message news:<vHsW7qanJj$0@eisner.encompasserve.org>...
> In article <35035799.0202060951.43d785d9@posting.google.com>, clanfear@yahoo.com (cal) writes:
> > VDC is conducting the first comprehensive market study of the Ada
> > language.
> 
> Untrue.  The specified web page deals only with embedded use of Ada.

Show me a market study on the Ada Language...


> 
> > language.  As part of this research we are looking for developers to
> > complete a short survey about their experiences with Ada.  Your
> > opinions will help tools vendors to design better tools and understand
> > your needs.
> 
> But the survey page says you cannot complete the survey unless you
> provide an email address, so they may contact you in case you win a
> prize.  Since the prize was not central to the post here in the
> newsgroup, this seems to me just an attempt to collect a mailing
> address for spam purposes.

If you do not want to recieve the prizes put in a bogus email.   I do
not care.  Last year we gave out 11 Palms VIIs, 15 DVDs and 15 gift
certificates to developers and end users who filled out surveys.