Well, for instance, if oracle contacted me 'cause i was on RedHat boards, I'd find it pretty creepy and irritating, especially if they started going off about r

Well, for instance, if oracle contacted me 'cause i was on RedHat boards, I'd find it pretty creepy and irritating, especially if they started going off about redhat not respecting my privacy; I put my email on there myself. for someone else to go and assume that I didn't actually mean to put up my email would be kinda insulting. But then, i'm not the sort of person who responds to sales solicitations. (In fact, I do my very best to avoid buying products that require negotiating with a salesperson- it's usually the mark of a higher price.) so you might not want to listen to me. However, if you are poaching from a semi-open-source support form, you might want to keep what I say in mind.