Most of the opinions of Richard get twisted somewhat, he has no problem with the enthusiast tinkering with Smoothwall. He does have a problem when people come in waving the GPL flag demanding support to fix the box THEY broke. They are not customers, they are not entitled to anything and they should have at least the decency to read the availible documentation. If you have experienced first hand the rudeness of certain users then you might understand his frustrations.
I was in the Smoothwall IRC channel on several occasions when this reporter came in. First of all he didn't conduct himself like any other reporter I have ever met. He was elusive regarding his motives (ie he wouldn't say he was from the press), he was beligerent beyond belief and gave the impression he already knew what he was going to write. Refusing to even listen to the dev team's answers, the sticking the fingers in the ears behaviour he exhibited was most flattering. I just hope c't are more exclusive in future with regards to the staff they employ. This guy was nothing but underhanded and stubborn.
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LOL You don't know anything really do you...
Most of the opinions of Richard get twisted somewhat, he has no problem with the enthusiast tinkering with Smoothwall. He does have a problem when people come in waving the GPL flag demanding support to fix the box THEY broke. They are not customers, they are not entitled to anything and they should have at least the decency to read the availible documentation. If you have experienced first hand the rudeness of certain users then you might understand his frustrations.
I was in the Smoothwall IRC channel on several occasions when this reporter came in. First of all he didn't conduct himself like any other reporter I have ever met. He was elusive regarding his motives (ie he wouldn't say he was from the press), he was beligerent beyond belief and gave the impression he already knew what he was going to write. Refusing to even listen to the dev team's answers, the sticking the fingers in the ears behaviour he exhibited was most flattering. I just hope c't are more exclusive in future with regards to the staff they employ. This guy was nothing but underhanded and stubborn.