[plug] Commercial Help in LUGs

[Quintin Lette]

I agree with Jon here, there is so much more you can learn from people that 
are doing real work with Linux than people tinkering (however seriously) at 
home, and that its quite acceptable to ask for help on commercial issues.  
However I also think that to be fair on the people who help you out with your 
commercial issues you say thanks (most people do) and also try not to boast 
about saving yourself from hiring someone. (The person/people that solved 
your problem saving you thousands may actually be the people that would have 
applied for that job) This doesn't mean don't ask the questions, just don't 
brag too much about saving mega-bucks from no longer needing to hire someone 
:) 

If however you save a company mega-bucks from using Linux instead of 
$proprietory_os then by all means brag away :)

just my 2c

Quintin
On Thursday 20 February 2003 17:04, Jon Miller wrote:
> Interesting enough, I belong to several UG (Novell, Linux, MySQL, PHP, CA,
> etc) and it is a general acceptance that most folks on the list are using
> the OS for various purposes.  It is not our business to inquire if the
> product is being used in a commercial enterprise. In my book the general
> use of any list is to share information.  This doesn't take away from
> someone making a living doing support.  If the problem is minor and
> requires a simple answer this is where I look.  If it's more involved and
> will take up a great deal of time then I look for a consultant that can
> deliver the results in a timely, cost effective manner. If most list were
> for the hobbyist, the amount of information available would be greatly
> diminished due to the fact that in the "real working" world there are
> different needs and uses for the software.  How many folks uses a VPN in
> their home?
>
>
> Jon L. Miller, MCNE, CNS
> Director/Sr Systems Consultant
> MMT Networks Pty Ltd
> http://www.mmtnetworks.com.au