On 31 Oct, Joachim Schrod wrote:
>>>>>> "j" == jarausch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> j> On 30 Oct, Thomas Esser wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> since the administration of the RRZN ftp server
>>> ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) says that they have no time to fix the
>
> j> What are they paid for ?
>
> Are they paid at all? ftp server administration may be done on a
> volunteer base. Ever heard of that?
No!!! I do know that there are people at a university computing center
which get paid for helping the users. Just denying help is not
acceptable! By the way, as a student, I have been working withing
a computing center of a university.
>
> If they are paid: Is this primarly for that kind of work? See the
> email from Robin...
Of course they have to do many things. But helping the users for a
sensible project definitely belongs to their duties.
And this problem has been around for several months (!) now.
>
> j> I think, teTeX is such a valuable contribution to the SCIENTIFIC
> j> community that it should be an essential obligation for the computing
> j> center to assist in any possible way.
> j> It's just a shame !!!
>
> Please inform yourself before you flame. Facts first, please. It's
> just a shame for an academic to be so unscientific in public, isn't
> it?
I am sure that Thomas didn't make this announcement before trying to get
help.
The primary purpose of a university is teaching and research (or the
other way round) and ANYBODY doing administration of any kind has to
support this primary goal. This hasn't to do anything with being
scientific or not.
--
Helmut Jarausch
Lehrstuhl fuer Numerische Mathematik
Institute of Technology, RWTH Aachen
D 52056 Aachen, Germany
