Using Ubuntu absolves the user of personal responsibility?

Ari Torhamo ari.torhamo at saunalahti.fi
Mon Aug 7 06:51:02 UTC 2006


su, 2006-08-06 kello 07:56 -0600, Scott Kitterman kirjoitti:
> On Thu, 03 Aug 2006 23:28:55 +0200 Dieter Schicker 
> <dieter.schicker at uni-graz.at> wrote:
> >
> >> Who cares!!!
> >
> >I agree totally. 
> >
> >_How_ someone helps another user on this list is the sole decision of
> >the user who hits the reply button.
> >
> Absolutely.  Unless one have a paid support contract one has no right to 
> kvetch about gratis help that is offerred.  If you don't like it, don't use 
> it.
> 
> After all these messages on how to give free help correctly, I find myself 
> much less likely to volunteer help than I was before.  I doubt that was the 
> intent of these threads, but that's the major effect.


Yeah, what does helping people have to do with those who need the help
anyway? The important thing is the one who's helping, expressing himself
through his art ;-)

Ari





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