On Thu, Feb 24, 2000 at 05:19:35PM -0800, Ralph Zeller wrote:
> I agree with Seth, that whoever gives his time and talent will be
> rewarded with others' attention. Even the complete newbies have
> something to offer; they are (or ought to be) more sympathetic to other
> new users.
If someone is a linux newbie, I have always happily installed and configured for free
(as in beer), preferrably with that person around to show them what's going on.
Hopefully, I will get a modest return (free, as in beer-- preferrably homebrew). I
have also done a couple of commercial installs for free, when it has been a case of
someone wanting to see if this was a viable alternative for No Technology, more of a
test bed sort of thing where the person who wanted to look at linux was intimidated by
the "evil command line." If someone is deploying linux in an enterprise, however, I
want to be paid for it, and I am not willing to be paid in pizza and cokes, as I have
a house to pay for and a family to support.
If a professional comes to a meeting with a (as in 1) box, I see no problem with
advice, help, etc., as that should be a given between linux professionals. After all,
that is what linux is about and what makes it work so well-- sharing. However, if
someone wants LUG members to configure a samba server to replace an NT server in a
business, we should be paid.
Cheers,
Dennis
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