Re: Re: What do you call the end-user?
| From: | Paul M Foster | Date: | Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:24:37 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Re: What do you call the end-user? | ||
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On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 10:12:34AM -0500, Shawn McKenzie wrote:
> On 07/19/2012 12:26 PM, Tedd Sperling wrote:
> > Hi gang:
> >
> > I can't wait for tomorrow -- so here's my off-topic post today.
> >
> > First question:
> >
> > What do you call the people who ultimately use your code?
>
> Many times I would call them dumb asses. Especially many of the users
> of free software. Even with clear detailed user guides and the fact
> that it is free, they are indignant about a missing feature or having to
> look in the docs for anything.
Very true. Also, apparently in some quarters, "free" == "worthless". But
in the case of FOSS, nothing could be further from the truth.
Paul
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