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The GNOME Journal: Getting Help from the GNOME Community

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 18, 2005

[ Thanks to jorge o.
castro
for this link. ]

“There are many ways of getting help when it is needed. However,
you will need to remember that all these methods are community
driven. Everyone that you find help from is a volunteer, and they
are helping because they want to. This community driven model has
both advantages and disadvantages. The biggest advantage is that
the support you get is from someone that cares, not a technical
support representative at some big company that hates his job. The
is huge, you will frequently find that you get more help than you
ask for. The most significant disadvantage is the lack of a
controlled, moderated environment. There is nothing keeping you
from getting flamed or worse. Now, lets talk a little about how you
get help…”


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Web Webster

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Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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