list confrontations, was: [thelist] Org Chart?

[Nicole Parrot]

> >C'mon Andrew...you've been here long enough to know that that's just how
he
> >is...confrontational.
>
> Well, there's a thin line to judge between reading a request as
> 'inexperienced-and-honestly-asking-for-advice' and
> 'lazy-assed-developer-wanting-something-for-nothing' ... we've all
> been in the former position, and most of us have at least
> occasionally been in the latter. Personally I'm in favour of cutting
> some slack.

I've been on mailing lists long enough. I was not offended, but I did feel
slapped.
For your info, I had checked tucows, and ZDNet, and had come up empty
handed. Can you believe I didn't know about downloads.com ?
So yes, I was honestly asking for advice. I had spent the last week looking
left and right, and only asked this list when my usual methods failed.

> >What makes you think he doesn't intend to be? Every indication *I* get
> >suggests that that's exactly how he intends to be..
> It was a 'benefit of the doubt' thing.
I had no doubt ;-)

<tip author="darthcleo">
Choosing the right tool for the job:
There are times when you have to pay for software, and there are time when
free and demo software will do just as fine. However, you must be able to
see when the free one is right for you and when you should actually pay for
it. Someone else's job depends on selling the software, so don't stiff
him/her.
Free software or demo software is perfect when you have a one time job, that
should take you less than a day, will most probably not come back, and you
are fairly certain that you won't need any customer support. It's also good
if it's for a job that is not paying, and for which you have zero budget.
</tip>