| Re: Sharetext [message #177408 is a reply to message #177402] |
Sun, 25 March 2012 18:12   |
matrobriva
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Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
> matrobriva wrote:
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>> Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
>>> [Posted & mailed]
>>> matrobriva wrote in comp.lang.php:
>>>> [Sharetext at http://[…].altervista.org]
>>>
>>> Neither your From header field value or signature (both of which are
>>> lacking a real name, so your credentials could be checked), the server
>>> you use to post to Usenet (which is notorious for all kinds of network
>>> abuse), or the domain name it is available at does instill confidence
>>> that this is anything but a scam, that the URL you posted is worth using
>>> and there is no potentially harmful content there.
>>>
>>> Besides, your approach appears to be lacking proper research and a
>>> business case. There are several such services established already, so
>>> why support or use yours instead? I think there is enough text in your
>>> posting to raise suspicion, and too little information to convince
>>> anyone. It is certainly insufficient to convince me, and I am a strong
>>> supporter of Free Software. But you go about this the wrong way.
>>
>> Hello Thomas.
>
> Hello. Here is public Network News; private e-mail is elsewhere. You
> should learn to make the distinction.
>
>> I'm sorry you could not verify my identity.
>> Generally I use the server news.linuxfan.net, where I am registered
>> with my name, this morning I mistakenly posted
>> the message with aioe.
>
> You are using another server now (which shows promise despite the
> unnecessary full quote that you posted), but I can still see no real name
> anywhere.
>
> If you want people to trust you, you will have to earn that trust first.
> Basic politeness, which includes introducing yourself with your real name is
> certainly a step in that direction.
>
I usually don't spread my real name, if you want, I can send it via
email to you.
> I did not write "spam"; I wrote _scam_, as in "fraud". In a non-commercial
> project, and especially in a Free Software project, you do not ask for
> people's CVs in advance, and you do not use suspicious domains. You would
> set up a public repository at an established well-known domain, like
> sourceforge.net or github.com (which provide their services for free),
> publish the URL of the repository and give the people who request it (the
> equivalent of) write access. Then you would judge people primarily by their
> contributions, not their history.
>
> If any personal history would be relevant, it would be the community
> projects they have been working on, which, if important enough, would easily
> show up in a web/repository search. And, coming full circle here, this is
> also why *your* real name is important.
>
> A showcase on how to start a successful Free Software project with a posting
> on Usenet certainly is the Linux kernel. Go search it.
>
Probably I expressed wrong: I do not need a real curriculum (as it
takes to businesses) but simply a resconto of programming skills, even
without anagraphic data.
I did not know that aioe.org was a suspect domain. I'm sorry.
The SF repository is here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/sharetext/
>> Greetings and sorry for my English (i think this is the most important
>> problem).
>
> Yes, English is the /lingua franca/ of software development and of the Free
> Software community. Problems expressing yourself in it (not: being perfect
> in it) are certainly a disadvantage when addressing and writing for that
> global community.
>
>
> HTH
>
> PointedEars
+1
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