Re: General announcement to all Avid DS mailing-list participants!

["michael thomas" <m_thomas7(at)comcast.net>]

AVID wants to make sure this list is shut down well before NAB, as not to 
scare off potential customers that they have been feeding their propaganda 
to.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Douglas" <jdouglas(at)nxnw.net>
To: "Avid DS List" <DS(at)Softimage.COM>; <DS-List(at)googlegroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: General announcement to all Avid DS mailing-list participants!


> Wow.  I came in this morning to this.
>
> I'm sure the reasons for shutting down the DS(at)softimage.com list make 
> sense
> to the people who are responsible for such things, but I've got to say 
> that
> the timing couldn't have been much worse.  Given the nature of the current
> discussion, a very poor decision at this point.
>
> A huge thanks to those who picked up the ball Avid fumbled and kept the 
> list
> alive.  I'm happy to continue to be part of the best list on the net in 
> its
> new home.
>
>
> Jeff Douglas
> Sr. Editor - High Definition and Digital Intermediate
> North By Northwest Productions
> Spokane, WA
> (509) 324-2949  ext. 206
> jdouglas(at)nxnw.net
> www.nxnw.net
>
>
>
>
>
> On 1/25/06 12:26 PM, "Sylvain Labrosse" <slabross(at)Softimage.COM> wrote:
>
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > Due to recent events with the Avid DS mailing-list and its fragility
> > regarding virus infections and mail distribution stability, I have taken
> > the decision to migrate this service to the more robust and secure
> > environment of the Avid Community Forums.
> >
> > The Community Forums on Avid.com already includes an active list for
> > Avid DS.  I encourage you to open an account and participate.
> >
> > Over 35,000 users have joined the forums since their launch November
> > 2005.  With volunteer moderators in all forums, there is a strong focus
> > on resolving problems and working with peers.
> >
> > You can register for the forums at http://www.avid.com/exchange/forums
> >
> > If you want to preview the Avid DS forum first, you can view posts at
> > http://www.avid.com/exchange/forums/34/ShowForum.aspx
> >
> > Please join the Avid DS Nitris forum in the Avid Community Forums and
> > offer your knowledge and help to the current participants.  We can
> > regroup our forces and keep a dynamic forum in a single location.
> >
> > The DS(at)Softimage.COM mailing-list will remain opened for the next two
> > weeks, after which it will officially close.
> >
> > I'm looking forward to seeing you in the new forum!
> >
> > Sylvain Labrosse
> > Avid DS Support
> > Escalation team
> > http://www.softimage.com/avidds
> > Check The Learning Collection
>
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