On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 7:01 PM, syd adams <adams....@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have to agree that much can't be done . I hate to see it removed from the
> forum , flame war or not , since keeping as much information out there as
> possible might keep a few some being conned .
>
I was thinking the other day that if mentions of flightsimpro were followed
up immediately by patient and *positive* responses that explained the true
nature of the situation (rather than a string of angry replies) that might
be beneficial to FlightGear. People googling for flightsimpro information
might stumble on our forum and have a chance to read about what's really
going on.
However, if the flightsimpro guy is trying to use trickery ... like logging
onto the forum with multiple identities (there were two users on the forum
from his same IP address in this most recent case) then this could just
degenerate into chaos.
If this guy points his users at our forum, that also might be a benefit to
us. If flightsimpro users start showing up and asking questions, we could
again be patient and welcoming, but explain the situation to them. That way
at least for the future, they can get newer versions for free if they wish,
and participate in an open community of users.
There are a lot of different angles here, but I think whatever we do, we
can't take out our frustrations on the end users that flightsimpro manages
to sucker into buying a copy of FlightGear without telling them what it
actually is.
The guy is building his business on a charade ... and that is a hard thing
to keep up long term. He has to spend a large percentage of his time
maintaining his charade, covering his tracks, etc. I can't even remember my
own forum password half the time ... and this guy has to remember a bunch of
user names and passwords. He probably has sticky notes all over his
monitor. Maybe he's really good at that sort of thing and will have some
leeching success, but it's a shaky business model that could come crashing
down around him at any time. He's always going to be looking over his
shoulder ... hoping he doesn't inadvertently swindle the wrong person in the
wrong country ... hoping the major publications don't catch on to him ...
hoping if something does go wrong he can duck into the shadows and re-emerge
somewhere else ... reality has a way of catching up with these guys
eventually.
Curt.
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