in reply to Giving Thanks

The best way to say "thanks" is to publish a module, send a patch or help someone with HIS/HER problem. That's what I felt I should do to really thank for all the power of Perl, all the help and all the modules.

I don't like people who just say thanks and continue on their merry way. People who are nowhere to be found when YOU need some help. Don't say thanks, do something!

Jenda

P.S.: If you are reading this then it's very likely that you are not one of those I dislike ;-)

P.P.S.: This node doesn't help anyone with anything, it was not hard to write, I did not put any thought into it. It doesn't deserve to be upvoted.

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Re: Re: Giving Thanks
by mpeppler (Vicar) on Nov 29, 2002 at 17:25 UTC
    That reminds me of the "paying forward" concept. I think I first saw that mentioned on BIX (the Byte Information eXchange - the BBS that Byte magazine ran) back in the mid-late 80s, and I remember it being originally attributed to Robert A. Heinlen (the SF author).

    Having used a ton of free software over the years (starting with gcc in 1989) I feel it's only natural for me to try to be thankful for all that by helping others in areas where I have expertise, and publishing a few perl modules that others will hopefully find useful :-)

    Still - I guess a special thanks is due to Larry - because without him we wouldn't be here!

    Michael

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      Actually paying forward is what I try to do if I come somewhere new. I couldn't stand being seen as a clueless newbie so I always try to learn at least he very basics and answer a few "stupid" questions, before I actually ask.

      I don't know what would my psychiatrist say to this (should ask her sometime), but I simply can't come somewhere and start screaming for help.

      Jenda

      P.S.: Maybe that's why I'm skipping the areas of life that miss a useable manual :-}

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