On Thu, 2008-06-05 at 09:19 -0700, Ray Van Dolson wrote:
i have a little familiarity with open source, perhaps more than noted, and i what i am seeing here is centos saying that since we're not paid, we dont care. i think there are many projects that would not want this image. sounds like failure to me. hence, i am not so sure this is anything to be proud of. anyway, time to move on.> This is open source etiquette. It differs from business etiquette > where you are more than welcoem to berate and yell and holler about > things because you're paying someone a lot of money. > > > the etiquette is rudeness to promote open source? is this what you are saying? > No, the etiquette is that you need to approach developer and volunteers as just that -- people who are doing this in their spare time. Do not be demanding, go the extra mile yourself ahead of time to seek answers on your own, and give these folks the benefit of the doubt if they don't act like support staff at RH; it isn't their job.
This part is on you, and is the only part you can control directly. I know from experience that more often than not you'll get much more helpful and open responses back if you use the above approach. HTH Ray _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
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