[sac-forum] Re: [Fwd: Notification of software Beta release and requst for a link.]
- From: AJ Crayon <acrayon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: sac-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 19:19:49 -0700
To all, lots of good thoughts, ideas and comments . . . to which I'll add my
thoughts.
Canvased the TAAA sites to see what they do in regards to this topic and
discovered something very interesting. They don't have links to other
software on any of their web pages, what they do is have a link at
http://www.tucsonastronomy.org/links.html to "The Astronomy Net" at
http://www.astronomy.net/ and they have links for software - and losts of
other intereseting astronomy stuff.
I don't know what it takes to get links to software on this site, perhaps
they indicate such somewhere on the page.
Another possibility, that may have been mentioned earlier but escapes me
just now, would be to post links only for software that uses SAC databases.
While this limits the amount of links, it is still a lot of links. This
could also lead to a full time job - something which I don't want any
webmaster to have to handle.
What I'm saying, I guess, is that, in the final analysis, it doesn't seem to
be a good idea for us to have links to web sites that use software - even if
it is ours. It seems better to have a link to another site willing to post
the links. When I say 'a' link, I'm really thinking of one and not more
than three, or four, or five or so - essentially keep it reasonable!
aj
AJ Crayon wrote:
> Got the following request that contains a situation we haven't discussed
> before. It is a request to post a link to another, non-SAC members,
> site. He is using the SAC database in his program and it is for that
> reason he is making the request.
>
> Spoke with Stan and he suggests the topic be taken up by SAC for a
> decision, hence this post to canvas members' opinions.
>
> I haven't had time to do a detailed check of this freeware product, but
> from the looks of his web site it does appear to be usable - albeit for
> DOB owners only.
>
> Thanks,
> aj
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Notification of software Beta release and requst for a link.
> Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2003 17:32:54 -0500
> From: "Mark C" <mcasazza@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <acrayon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> I have used some of the data found on your sire in a program that I am
> releasing for Beta test this week. I have a pointer to your site in the
> section that describes where I got my data. If it is at all possible,
> could you put a link to my site somewhere in your site. Also, feel free
> to download the Beta version of the software or sign up to be notified
> when the beta testing is over. http://astrohelper.myvnc.com Thank
> you, Mark Casazza
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