Re: Thanks for Debian

[Charlie <aries-tao@bigpond.com>]

On Sun, 23 Oct 2005 07:06:24 -0500
Hugo Vanwoerkom considered, crafted and sent:

>|---  Rogério Brito wrote:
>|---  > On Oct 22 2005, John Hasler wrote:
>|---  > 
>|---  >>aciddata writes:
>|---  >>
>|---  >>>i just wanna say that debian is great and the community and
all
>|---  >>>programmers of it too! thanks!
>|---  >>
>|---  >>Thank you for doing something that never seems to occur to most
users.
>|---  > 
>|---  > 
>|---  > Well, I'm also feeling guilty after your message of not
thanking the
>|---  > developers. I do know how it is pleasing to receive kind words
for a
>|---  > project you maintain to be recognized and useful for some
people.
>|---  > 
>|---  > In this, sense, I would like to thank all the Debian Developers
for
>|---  > keeping things portable among 11 architectures (and counting!)
and
>|---  > addressing the issues so well.
>|---  > 
>|---  ...
>|---  > 
>|---  > Thanks, Rogério Brito.
>|---  > 
>|---  
>|---  I completely agree. I would seriously think of no longer using a 
>|---  computer if there were no Debian. Great job. Thanks.
>|---  
>|---  H

I wholeheartedly agree. I haven't said it here on the list, but Debian
is absobloominlootly great and I advertise the fact in my signature.

I have thanked those on this list that have helped me make it so.
Because the system is brilliant. But it is the interface between new
user and the system, the people on this and other such lists, that
make it remarkable.

The cooperative spirit, people willing to give of their time, people
willing to share their creations, people willing to put out; without
demanding a return other than the knowledge that someone is using what
they have created and loving it. Demonstrating appreciation and paying
homage every time a program works, does something we want. Recommending
it to others. Is there greater praise?

Maybe money would be better for some, but many of us don't have it, and
buying, after all, is only the purchase of complaining rights and the
destruction of appreciation. Open source is so much better in practice
and ideology.

That what I reckon anyway.

Thanks to everyone involved and trying to be involved.
Charlie

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