From: Eric Chu <e_...@yahoo.com>
Subject: Mindstorm Beta
Date: 1998/08/08
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Hello,

I was wondering if anybody in this newsgroup had signed up for the
Mindstorm Beta Testing, and if you've gotten anything more than the
confirmation letter.

Thanks
Eric Chu
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From: mat...@mattdm.org (Matthew Miller)
Subject: Re: Mindstorm Beta
Date: 1998/08/09
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Eric Chu <e_...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>I was wondering if anybody in this newsgroup had signed up for the
>Mindstorm Beta Testing, and if you've gotten anything more than the
>confirmation letter.

So, uh, you got a confirmation letter???

-- 
Matthew Miller                      --->                  mat...@mattdm.org
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From: Matt Hanson <"mth8358"@NO SPAMwichita.infi.net>
Subject: Re: Mindstorm Beta
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I got an e-mail confirmation.  I was also wondering if anyone in this
group was one of the "chosen ones."  I'm getting a bit antsy.

Matthew Miller wrote:
> 
> Eric Chu <e_...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >I was wondering if anybody in this newsgroup had signed up for the
> >Mindstorm Beta Testing, and if you've gotten anything more than the
> >confirmation letter.
> 
> So, uh, you got a confirmation letter???
> 
> --
> Matthew Miller                      --->                  mat...@mattdm.org
> Quotes 'R' Us                       --->             http://quotes-r-us.org/
> 

-- 

HEY!!!  Look down here!

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From: mat...@mattdm.org (Matthew Miller)
Subject: Re: Mindstorm Beta
Date: 1998/08/09
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Matt Hanson <@NOSPAMwichita.infi.net> wrote:
>I got an e-mail confirmation.  I was also wondering if anyone in this
>group was one of the "chosen ones."  I'm getting a bit antsy.

Is there an NDA? Anything else you can share with the rest of us?

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Matthew Miller                      --->                  mat...@mattdm.org
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From: Matt Hanson <"mth8358"@NO SPAMwichita.infi.net>
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I'm probably overlooking something obvious here, but what's an NDA?


Matthew Miller wrote:
> 
> Matt Hanson <@NOSPAMwichita.infi.net> wrote:
> >I got an e-mail confirmation.  I was also wondering if anyone in this
> >group was one of the "chosen ones."  I'm getting a bit antsy.
> 
> Is there an NDA? Anything else you can share with the rest of us?
> 
> --
> Matthew Miller                      --->                  mat...@mattdm.org
> Quotes 'R' Us                       --->             http://quotes-r-us.org/
> 

-- 

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From: mat...@mattdm.org (Matthew Miller)
Subject: Re: Mindstorm Beta
Date: 1998/08/09
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Matt Hanson <@NOSPAMwichita.infi.net> wrote:
>I'm probably overlooking something obvious here, but what's an NDA?

Non-disclosure agreement. Usually, when you're accepted into a beta program,
you have to sign one, promising you won't reveal any details. NDAs vary in
specifics -- some won't let you even say you're in the program, whereas
others barely limit you at all.

-- 
Matthew Miller                      --->                  mat...@mattdm.org
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From: ke...@pixel.Stanford.EDU (Kekoa Proudfoot)
Subject: Re: Mindstorm Beta
Date: 1998/08/10
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Matthew Miller <mat...@mattdm.org> wrote:
> NDAs vary in specifics -- some won't let you even say you're in the
> program ...

One way to get around this one piece of information is for people to agree
to tell this newsgroup that they are not in the beta test program if indeed
they do not receive a response.  We can then assume that, if they don't say
anything, they *are* in the program.  And we can send e-mail to them
asking, in case they just forgot to say that they're not in the program; a
second non-response is a confirmation.

A pain, especially considering how many people applied to be in the program
relative to how many are in this group, however...

-Kekoa