Re: LISTSERV address for PeopleSoft Apps and Tools

[Brenda Sherwood <brendas@MINDSPRING.COM>]

Anyone know how PSHEUG (PS Higher Education User Group) and PSSIS (PS
Student Information System) and PSFinAid (PS Financial Aid) get around Ray's
VERY valid points?   Is it because they are a vertical market (Higher Ed) w/
functional concerns not addressed on PS Forum?  I've never seen PeopleTools,
PeopleCode, PS/Query, etc. discussions on these lists...only functional issues.

I agree that most consultants don't have access to PS Forum.  Sounds like a
valid concern for needing support on technical tools and an avenue for
sharing code to not "reinvent the wheel".  I guess PS would freak out about
code samples associated with their proprietary tools being out on a non-PS
list.

Maybe consultants should lobby PS for a "PS Developer Program" where
"authorized" consultants can gain access to PS Forum?

Brenda

At 04:56 PM 10/18/97 -0500, you wrote:
>> >No, only the PeopleSoft operated PS Forum.  I have often thought about the
>> >need for an independent listserv list or news group.  I had brought this up
>> >informally with several PS people and have been discouraged from doing
>> >this.  Since I am an independent contractor making a living from the PS
>> >tools and applications, this may be a bit risky for me.
>
>> I'm curious.  Why did the PS people discourage you?  Any logical reason
>> beyond "not ours"?
>
>I don't know enough about PS licensing restrictions, but I have
>worked on many projects where a vendor is VERY sensitive about
>who has access to technical information about their product.
>I think what's at stake here is the intellectual property of
>the product, not a "not invented here" attitude about the list.
>
>Most companies who license a product like PS are under strict
>non-disclosure covenants; they can get sued for operating a
>listserv which discloses information which they consider proprietary.
>Similarly, they can get sued for not passing on those covenants
>for any contractors they hire.
>
>Steve is appropriately cautious.
>
>Ray
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