[wplug] Am I a jerk?

[terry mcintyre]

I agree, any polite person would indeed send 
a thank-you for your contributions. However, 
sadly, "thank-you"s seem to be a lost art nowadays.

--- "Vanco, Don" <don.vanco at agilysys.com> wrote:

> Now at least a couple of you have already hit reply
> just based on the
> sender and subject... but let me get to my point.
> 
> 	I've been a big proponent of open systems and Open
> Source
> software for quite some time - long enough that it's
> now been my
> full-time profession for over 5 years.
> 
> 	I have tried, in whatever ways feasible, to support
> the
> advancement of Open Source - beta testing primarily
> (as I am not a
> hacker) but also, in a few cases, with funding. 
> Good ol' cash.
> 
> 	Over the last few weeks I have made several
> contributions to
> various software developers (individuals - not
> groups or projects) - in
> one case, what I consider to be a fairly significant
> amount (because I
> really, really like the package).  Typically via
> some means like Amazon
> or PayPal.
> 
> 	My point: to date NONE of them have ever said
> "Thank You".  
> 
> 	Is this being petty?  Should I just take solace in
> knowing that
> I'm insuring that my favorite software remains
> vital?
> 
> 
> 	Perhaps I'm just laying my own expectations on
> others - but I
> know that if it were me (and some anonymous stranger
> insured that I'd be
> in pizza and beer for a couple more weeks) I would
> at least take the
> time to fire off a quick email with "Thanks".
> 
> 
> Don
> 
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