Re: [PHP4BETA] I hate to do this, but...

Lars Torben Wilson wrote: > Why on earth would you write Zeev (or Andi or Rasmus or any of the > other very very busy people on the core team) directly when you could > post your question to this list? While the PHP4 beta list isn't quite > as busy as the PHP3 list, answers are still given, and they're usually > quick. > > I also fail to understand why you thing you have a *right* to a reply, > unless you've done something in kind for Zeev or the project. Telling > on Zeev to the list isn't going to accomplish anything; we're not > likely to send him to his room. :) First, it's NOT PHP that I'm having trouble with, it's the MySQL authentication module. I didn't want to post to the list because the list is not for discussion of that particular piece of software. Thus, my apology for posting offtopic. Second, I acknowledge that no one has a *right* to a reply, but if you put a piece of software out for people to use, it generally is considered courteous to answer e-mail asking questions about it. With projects that I help to develop, I do extend that courtesy. Had I e-mailed Zeev and had he said "sorry, I don't provide support for that module," that would be fine. He hasn't replied at all. Third, I respect and appreciate the work that the team has done on PHP. If anything, I owe *them* -- the use of PHP has made my work an order of magnitude easier. At some point in the near future I would like to contribute some modules to the PHP development effort, since I am a C/C++ developer and I have some ideas for stuff I think others might find useful. I'm sorry if people read this message and thought I came across as having an attitude. I don't; I'm just frustrated and posted to the list as a last resort since I was getting no reply via e-mail. -- North Shore Technologies, Cleveland, OH http://NorthShoreTechnologies.net Steve Sobol, President, Chief Website Architect and Janitor sjsobol@NorthShoreTechnologies.net - 888.480.4NET - 216.619.2NET