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On Saturday 03 May 2003 11:32 pm, Rick Timmis wrote: > I have listened to the comments posted and have started work on recoding > the site with a view to improve standards compliance. Great news. > Now here's the moan... > > Surely the general wish of the group is to promote the use of Linux and > OS in many arena's and to grow the Open Source community by getting more > users and developers. Whilst much of the criticism is valid and also > welcome I find it hard to swallow that many have not grasped the larger > concept. > Perhaps if those who are so passionate and energetic in there pursuit of > demonstrating where our site is failing, where to devote some of that > passion and energy to helping us to improve it. Then surely this would > benefit everyone. I agree - I just wish I had the time. I was thinking of adding this to my previous email but I thought it was already long enough. :-) I said that coding like this is not a one-off job and the last time I agreed to devote some of my passion and energy to improve a site was the Exeter Install Fest in 2001. And the site? www.dclug.org.uk My point? It still takes a significant portion of time! I don't regret a moment of it and have plenty more to do on it. It's just that I really can't take on another one. Sorry! > No doubt this comment will be viewed with contempt and mistrust and I > will be shot downq as attempting to recruit free labour, and of spouting > Sales BS. Only partially. :-)) Nothing wrong with free labour in a free software environment but it does require volunteers and those who volunteer do need the time to give. > The site will have to stay as is until the recoding is done. This will > take some time. We are stepping out into a competitive market place > where the odds are already stacked against us. It would be great to see > the LUG offering us support and encouragement. Always and constant. I just can't do the detailed work myself. > > Best wishes > > Rick > -- Neil Williams ============= http://www.codehelp.co.uk http://www.dclug.org.uk http://www.wewantbroadband.co.uk/
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