Joachim,
"Anyway, I am sick of people like you....".
That is wholly uncalled for. I see nowhere within this Thread where Reece has made any such comment, explicit or otherwise, which would call for you to address him
or any Human Being in such a manner. Such a response begs the question as to how many individuals constitute the word "people"? One? One hundred? One thousand? Ten thousand? More? If you can't stand the heat, Joachim, then get out of the Kitchen. (It's an expression, so if you're in your Kitchen you need not leave it.
Sit back down.). I am patently outraged in the manner which you addressed him.
Who do you think you are? Who died and left you in charge such that you can speak to anyone in that manner? If you were told that someone died and leave you in charge to demean people at Will, you're sadly mistaken and have been the brunt of a bad joke.
And 'Karma'? Sigh...
this is not the 1960's. Give it a rest.
In my opinion you have disgraced not only all that the FSF and GNU constitute, but the very spirit and intent of same which they have diligently worked at promoting for years.I have been in this Industry since 1982 and during my tenure at some very large US Fortune-500 Corporations I have provided support for everyone from the new Rank-And-File employee to the CEO and CFO. I have also provided support for Software Engineers that have Doctorates from some of the finest Institutions of Learning this World has to offer. I can never recall speaking to them in that manner when they needed assistance, nor they speaking to me in that manner.
Having been in this Industry for as many years as I have, the fact that you are a Forum Administrator and that it is your "...choice if/when/how I give support..." really does not impress me.
Nor should my credentials impress you. Just food for thought; it's all relative. However, drawing upon these years within IT I will tell you that one does not arbitrarily disseminate passwords. Basic security, though maybe I am wrong. Certainly you -
A Coppermine Forum Administrator - would know far better than I, even with the 25 years I have within this Field.
By the very nature of being an Administrator you would be
expected to provide assistance and not belittle people. On a side note, consider the following:
Did your reply help promote Coppermine, or diminish all that sets it apart?
Clearly the latter.I will be making a trip into Boston tomorrow, and at that time will drop by the FSF on Franklin Street. At that time I am going to leave them with a copy of this Thread and I am indeed very curious as to what their take will be on your statement "Anyway, I am sick of people like you...." considering that your product is using GNU.
Ideally, they will respond to this Thread. At which point I would find it interesting to see how you respond and what your demeanor will be. Very curious.
To that end, give careful thought as to how you reply - to this reply or that of anyone else. Vis-a-vis, over fiber optics one does not know who one is replying to. They may be a very large financial supporter of GNU and be inclined to withdraw that financial support based solely on your despicable attitude. I would imagine that the net effect would be such that you might find yourself not overly welcome anymore. Or they may be inclined to contact each and every Principal of those who advertise on SourceForge and inquire if your attitude is typical of support when using software developed under GNU. E.g., "The software may be free, but do I pay a higher price by having someone tell me "Anyway, I am sick of people like you...." when I need support?".
I see that ITA advertises on SourceForge's Site. I further see that they are in Cambridge, MA., which is but literally a few miles from Boston. As large an industry as this is, it is quite small actually. I also see that Novell and Microsoft advertise at SourceForge. What if they and other advertisers were to give
serious consideration to my hypothetical question of "The software may be free, but do I pay a higher price by having someone tell me "Anyway, I am sick of people like you...." when I need support?". Might they pull their advertising, resulting in lost revenue? Not sure.
I will not be using Coppermine out of concern that if your attitude is the prevailing one, than Coppermine's days are indeed very short. Regardless of how good a product may be, if there is not decent support
at all levels by all concerned, than it is wholly worthless and one is better off to avoid it at all costs.
In my opinion you unequivocally owe Reece an apology.
Consider all that I have said.
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