Re: Re: Giving Thanks

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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Re: Re: Re: Giving Thanks by Jenda (Abbot) on Nov 29, 2002 at 19:29 UTC
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 :-}	[reply]

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by Jenda (Abbot) on Nov 29, 2002 at 19:29 UTC

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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