On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 9:35 PM, Curtis Olson <curtol...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 6:08 PM, Victhor wrote: >> >> The individual responsible for the page put this there: >> "1.Sponsoring a child - many kids in our world that aren't able to get >> even the basic stuff, like food, simple health care, and school." >> I never knew they were going _that_ far in dubious marketing tactics. > > Wow, that is truly sad ... they are making a mockery of people who take > charity seriously and make a legitimate effort to help others. > Well I sure hope that people take a look a the respective communities (pro > sim flight versus FlightGear) ... how long they have been established, the > spirit and nature and intelligence of the discussions and I sure hope that > reality will be obvious. Look at the discussions on the pro-flight-sim > areas which are all about people complaining about being ripped off and not > getting their money back, versus the discussions in the FlightGear areas > (tons of technical development material, fun aviation stuff, etc.) > > But in a world where people can say anything they want with no consequences, > you suddenly aren't sure who you can trust.
I believe this to be true and I lament it. But perhaps it places a great deal more importance and value on those who do stand by what they say and are willing to take on the consequences. -Gary > There will always be some low > hanging fruit to pick off, but if we make our best effort and act in a > positive way, we can be proud whatever the result. > Curt. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lotusphere 2011 Register now for Lotusphere 2011 and learn how to connect the dots, take your collaborative environment to the next level, and enter the era of Social Business. http://p.sf.net/sfu/lotusphere-d2d _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
