Re: Services_Shipping proposal update

Greg,Thanks for posting the Digg article. I was suprised we mustered as many diggs as we did, considering they obviously don't understand Open Source or business. I no longer have to worry about my client's relationship with UPS, so I hope to have some activity in this area very shortly. I think I'll move forward with completing the proposal on Services_Shipping with the XML framework. I hate to do this, but I noticed a few open source applications that use UPS Online Tools. If they are doing it they are either doing so outside of UPS's agreement, in cahootz with UPS somehow, or they lied on their UPS Ready application. I don't want to go diverting the smoking gun though. I would really just like to get someone on the phone and hear them say it. I will record this and post it back. In Oregon I beleive only 1 party need have consent to record a call, otherwise I'll do what they do to us and say "This phone call may be recorded for *quality* purposes"... It's also worth mentioning, and some people that have developed with UPS already know this, they give "Open Source Examples" in C with CURL inside their developer document. Why do they give open source examples if they don't "allow" open source business "models"? If anyone is interested in helping please let us know. Cheers, Kristopher Ives Santiance Corporation On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 12:13 PM, Gregory Beaver <greg@chiaraquartet.net>wrote: > Daniel O'Connor wrote: > >> The primary reason for rejection is due to the following aspects of your > >> application: > >> > >> · UPS Ready does not support open source models, or authorize such > models to > >> have access to UPS API technology. UPS's APIs are > >> licensed tools, and any unlicensed use is prohibited. > > > > > > That took them since September 4 to come up with? > > Form letter/Use of radio buttons/Lack of a personal name FAIL. > > > > I don't suppose there is any point in illustrating that you are > > providing a generic package which lowers the barrier for adoption and > > actually *gains them* commercial users, if successful. > > Hi, > > > http://digg.com/software/UPS_does_not_support_open_source_boycott_them > > Digg this link, perhaps we can apply a little old-fashioned pressure. > It's time UPS moved into the 21st century. > > Greg >