Re: mozilla.org for users?

[Simon P. Lucy]

At 13:20 11/12/2000 +0100, Ben Bucksch wrote:
>Simon P. Lucy wrote:
>
>>If they change the distribution and provide a source link then they 
>>should  support it.
>
>Why?
>
>Say, with Beonex, I decided not to offer any support at all. I would just 
>put out the binaries and let people help themselves using whateven 
>channels they like - friends, usenet, IRC, web fora etc.. I wouldn't want 
>to bother with such questions myself. Why shouldn't I be allowed to do 
>that? If the alternative were not to release anything at all, I guess, 
>users would accept it.

Because its precisely that which holds back open source and distribution, a 
perceived lack of responsibility.

>(Note that I am misunderstood: Beonex does provide support channels.)

:-)

Simon