On 2012-03-28, at 5:44 AM, Q wrote: > > For me it has never been about getting payment, recognition, or privilege. > The sole reason I have spent thousands of hours of my own time working on > code for the sole purpose of giving it away is one of moral duty and respect > for the people who did it before me and still do it today. They have spent > innumerable hours they could have used to do paid work, donated resources and > sacrificed time with their families and friends, so that we could benefit > from their generosity. People like David Terán who gave more of his life to > this community than you would think possible. I do it, because they did it > before me, it's my payment for using their work.
Yes! > My advice for the community is to stop getting hung up thinking up ways to > better market and grow the community. Instead simply remember what made it > what it is, good people, supporting each other and donating their time and > effort to make it better than it was yesterday. Step up, do something, make a > difference, do it now, no matter how small, in whatever way you can. My opinion is that this is the only way that changes will happen. We have a lot of people spending a lot to time discussion a lot of options, but what really gets done in the end? We need people doing something before they need leadership. Chuck -- Chuck Hill Senior Consultant / VP Development Practical WebObjects - for developers who want to increase their overall knowledge of WebObjects or who are trying to solve specific problems. http://www.global-village.net/gvc/practical_webobjects
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