Steve, The following comment from your email states my sentiments very well.
>> >> > I don't think that paid programming prevents volunteer work. What I > don't think I want to see is a corporate entity that thinks it should > direct volunteers to do things they don't want to do, and doesn't accept > things the volunteers actually do. That would certainly reduce > community participation and would be a detriment to the project. > > - Steve > To all: We all know there are corporate entities that are bullies. Although they receive little or no press, there are corporate entities that are very careful about what they do and how they go about doing it. I hope that my email would be viewed in the later category because I am not willing to take my customers money without knowing I can adequately support their needs. Doug, others and myself are not seeking ownership or control. We have a business sense of financial fair play that causes us to want to give when we receive. I certainly have a business sense of financial fair play that causes me to want to receive when I give! Shouldn't the reverse be true? If the future provides opportunity for commercial contributions to this volunteer project, as a commercial contributor I would like to be viewed favorably by the volunteers. Have a good day, Jim Fleig ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stay on top of everything new and different, both inside and around Java (TM) technology - register by April 22, and save $200 on the JavaOne (SM) conference, June 2-5, 2009, San Francisco. 300 plus technical and hands-on sessions. Register today. Use priority code J9JMT32. http://p.sf.net/sfu/p _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
