From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,c5a1b550369384d X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-02-07 09:27:04 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.cwix.com!news.binc.net!kilgallen From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Ada research survey (NOT !) Date: 7 Feb 2002 11:26:58 -0600 Organization: LJK Software Message-ID: <6I0+NCnyxpwl@eisner.encompasserve.org> References: <35035799.0202060951.43d785d9@posting.google.com> <35035799.0202070823.2556cf9d@posting.google.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: eisner.encompasserve.org X-Trace: grandcanyon.binc.net 1013102820 14539 192.135.80.34 (7 Feb 2002 17:27:00 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@binc.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 17:27:00 +0000 (UTC) Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:19721 Date: 2002-02-07T11:26:58-06:00 List-Id: In article <35035799.0202070823.2556cf9d@posting.google.com>, clanfear@yahoo.com (cal) writes: > Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen) wrote in message news:... >> 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... You are the one in the survey business. I have been using Ada for 14 years, never embedded. >> > 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. No, I don't lie on surveys. And those "prizes" are not of interest to me.