Thanks to all!

[Madison Kelly]

Scott Elcomb wrote:
> On 11/12/06, Madison Kelly <linux-5ZoueyuiTZhBDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> Thanks to all who provided links and code snippets. I've now got a
>> working copy of the website I am working on up and running on
>> Debian/Apache2/PHP4/MySQL4. Something of a pain, mind you, but I am now
>> underway, so I am happy.
>>
>> You all are very generous with your time and knowledge, and very kind. :)
> 
> Agreed, most assuredly.
> 
>> Madi (who is scampering off to work)
> 
> For those not "scampering off to work," I would hope you realize that
> involvement in communal conversations is truly another form of work.
> Perhaps some might flag me as a troll for saying so, hopefully not
> but, these conversations/communications are vital to those of us
> working both for the community and for our employers.  Those of us
> trying to build bridges - as it were.
> 
> I didn't have anything specific to add to the thread, but still found
> it educational.
> 
> Best of luck Digimer.
> 

Well, to me it's a good point, and one I agree with fully.

 From BBS days until now, I have been a member of some form of techy 
clot or another and by and far the most important part was the exchange 
of ideas. Grant it, I may be charged with being biased for often being 
on the receiving end of that information, but I still think it holds 
true. A "community", be it a neighborhood or a LUG like this thrives 
when we each help the other out.

When you add to a given community a purpose, like how our collective 
purpose is the advancement of FOSS, people like Scott, myself and many 
others on this list who "interface" with the mainstream, corporate 
world, have a big job to do. People in our position require this 
community to help push our collective goal into the minds of our bosses 
and clients.

I also didn't have much to add, but wanted to say my piece. I know that 
I have won over to Linux/FOSS several people now, from home users to 
small business owners, and it is very much thanks to the people on lists 
like this taking the time to help me out. I am quite sure the same is 
true of many others here, too.

Night all (I *really* need to stop procrastinating... *sigh*)

Madi

PS - See you at the pegasoft get-together Thursday, Scott!)
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