Exactly... On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 12:44 PM, Albert Chou <[email protected]>wrote:
> Starting to veer off topic: for years I've wanted and tried to work on Q&A > systems so it would be easier to get questions (especially FAQ's) answered > via machine as much as possible. Here's a perfect example of what such a > system was for. > > Al > > > On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 1:39 PM, Owen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I have been very impressed by how quickly members of the group jump in >> to help on most issues. It is very gratifying to be involved with >> such a talented group! >> >> I wish I could take a month or to off just to help catalog and index >> all the great solutions in a way that would benefit the group the >> most. >> >> -Owen >> >> On Jul 27, 4:31 pm, Albert Chou <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Community is of paramount importance in the Apache Software Foundation's >> way >> > of working, so bravo to Hobo for being similarly inclined! Sometimes it >> can >> > be annoying to have to worry about community support rather than just >> code >> > quality, but ultimately, code without a community will die on the vine. >> > >> > Al >> > >> > >> > >> > On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 6:35 AM, Chris Apolzon <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > > Matt- >> > > On behalf of all the lowly leechers and users of the team's >> framework, >> > > we'd like to say thank YOU. You have made it all happen, and although >> there >> > > are a few outliers who may think its not beautiful, Hobo is a >> wonderfully >> > > useful and extremely well-supported project. I can't tell you how >> happy I >> > > get when I see that you or any other core contributor responds to >> someone's >> > > post. >> > > And it never seems to matter the level of complexity in the >> question. It >> > > would be so easy to look at the cursory questions and say, "oh someone >> else >> > > will figure that one out". >> > >> > > And now I end this rambling smattering of compliments and return to >> the >> > > real world to do "work". >> > >> > > Thanks again! >> > >> > > On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 9:20 PM, Matt Jones <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> > >> Found in passing whilst tracking down the Sam Ruby talk's slides: >> > >> > >> >> http://groups.google.com/group/tumbolia/browse_thread/thread/4a5e8ed2... >> > >> > >> Relevant quote: >> > >> > >> It slowly occurred to me that free software misses the point, and so >> does >> > >>> open source. It isn’t about enforcing freedoms and political >> agendas. It >> > >>> isn’t about more eyes for shallow bugs. It’s about community. >> Without a >> > >>> throng of decent, friendly people who are open to new ideas, >> discussion, and >> > >>> who enjoy collaborating and helping each other, a project like this >> is >> > >>> nothing. A good community can make up for poor documentation, and >> lack of >> > >>> features. A good community can make up for anything! >> > >> > >> As we continue to improve the Hobo docs and fix bugs, I wanted to >> thank >> > >> everyone on the list for making the Hobo community work well. Even >> the folks >> > >> who are just starting out and post, "It hurts when I do *this*!" are >> more >> > >> helpful than I can explain. >> > >> > >> Thanks again to everybody! :) >> > >> > >> --Matt Jones >> > >> > >> (PS: it's all "Deadliest Catch"'s fault. Watching the aftermath of >> the >> > >> (real) death of a person you've seen on TV for six years is enough to >> make >> > >> anybody a little misty. :) ) >> > >> > >> -- >> > -- > Nothing is impossible to the person who doesn't have to do it himself. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Hobo Users" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<hobousers%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hobousers?hl=en. > -- - Owen Owen Dall, Chief Systems Architect Barquin International Cell: 410-991-0811 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Hobo Users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hobousers?hl=en.
