@number6

100% understand and agree. We are not discussing anything here that forces you to violate your NDA. We are trying to figure out how to solve a problem. It is a big one and there are many components to it !! You do not have to violate any code of ethics you have to participate in the discussion. Nothing is being demeaned. We hope you understand that.

Professionalism is a word that is not defined in terms of Microsoft. Here is the definition of professionalism for all the non-English speakers:

professionalism (noun) - the competence or skill expected of a professional : the key to quality and efficiency is professionalism. The practicing of an activity, esp. a sport, by professional rather than amateur players : the trend toward professionalism.

Participation here is a business for Genesi. Participation is more than a marketing tool. The same goes for Power.org.

1. Genesi is a manufacturer of Power Architecture workstations and workgroup servers.

2. Our primary market for these products is the Power Architecture development market, both independent developers and organizations that use Power Architecture.

3. Our single best investment in advertising, marketing, promotion and engineering support is Power.org.

4. All of our work with Power.org, our energy, drive, enthusiasm, has, as its foundation, the requirement to sell our products to the Power Architecture community.

5. Our investment is substantial for a small company. It can only be justified if:

- Power.org is growing and that growth, in both paid member organizations and developers, is expanding the market for our products.

- We have products to sell to that community.

6. Almost a year ago we announced new and exciting products from Genesi that generated great interest and anticipation in the Power Architecture development community. Our team has continued to develop Power Architecture operating system releases even though the market for these releases is much smaller because of the departure of Apple.

Have a look: www.mypowerpc.org

OK, now, we really do have to go. Bye for now!

R&B

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