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From: Joe Warner <rootman22@comcast.net>
To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 19:42:51 -0700
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Subject: Re: Why do you do it?
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On Monday 01 November 2004 05:54 pm, Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
> On 2004-11-01 17:18, Joe Warner <rootman22@comcast.net> wrote:
> > On Monday 01 November 2004 02:28 pm, Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
> > > [huge snip]
> >
> > Thanks Giorgos, it's really great to read your perspective and it
> > brings me a lot closer to understanding the overall motivation/s.
> >
> > Would you mind if I shared this with our [1] list members?
> > [1] http://www.gubug.org
>
> Not at all.  When I post to a public list, the text is, well, "public" :-)
>
> > Also, I was hoping to get responses from some of the other developers too
> > but I hate to cross-post and I'm not sure which other list would be
> > appropriate. Do you have any suggestions?  Advocacy, perhaps?
>
> A lot of the most prolific committers are super-busy right now with the
> final stages of 5.3-RELEASE. 

Oh yes, I'd forgotten about that..good point.

> You will probably get more replies in a 
> while.  If you don't let me know, and I'll see if I can inspire some people
> to write their own views too.
>
> - Giorgos

Ok great, thanks for your help/input.

-Joe