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Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:

> matrobriva wrote:
>
>> Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
>>> [Posted & mailed]
>>> matrobriva wrote in comp.lang.php:
>>>> [Sharetext at http://[…].altervista.org]
>>>
>>> Neither your From header field value or signature (both of which are
>>> lacking a real name, so your credentials could be checked), the server
>>> you use to post to Usenet (which is notorious for all kinds of network
>>> abuse), or the domain name it is available at does instill confidence
>>> that this is anything but a scam, that the URL you posted is worth using
>>> and there is no potentially harmful content there.
>>>
>>> Besides, your approach appears to be lacking proper research and a
>>> business case.  There are several such services established already, so
>>> why support or use yours instead?  I think there is enough text in your
>>> posting to raise suspicion, and too little information to convince
>>> anyone.  It is certainly insufficient to convince me, and I am a strong
>>> supporter of Free Software. But you go about this the wrong way.
>> 
>> Hello Thomas.
>
> Hello.  Here is public Network News; private e-mail is elsewhere.  You 
> should learn to make the distinction.
>
>> I'm sorry you could not verify my identity.
>> Generally I use the server news.linuxfan.net, where I am registered
>> with my name, this morning I mistakenly posted
>> the message with aioe.
>
> You are using another server now (which shows promise despite the 
> unnecessary full quote that you posted), but I can still see no real name 
> anywhere.
>
> If you want people to trust you, you will have to earn that trust first.  
> Basic politeness, which includes introducing yourself with your real name is 
> certainly a step in that direction.
>
I usually don't spread my real name, if you want, I can send it via
email to you.



> I did not write "spam"; I wrote _scam_, as in "fraud".  In a non-commercial 
> project, and especially in a Free Software project, you do not ask for 
> people's CVs in advance, and you do not use suspicious domains.  You would 
> set up a public repository at an established well-known domain, like 
> sourceforge.net or github.com (which provide their services for free), 
> publish the URL of the repository and give the people who request it (the 
> equivalent of) write access.  Then you would judge people primarily by their 
> contributions, not their history.
>
> If any personal history would be relevant, it would be the community 
> projects they have been working on, which, if important enough, would easily 
> show up in a web/repository search.  And, coming full circle here, this is 
> also why *your* real name is important.
>
> A showcase on how to start a successful Free Software project with a posting 
> on Usenet certainly is the Linux kernel.  Go search it.
>
Probably I expressed wrong: I do not need a real curriculum (as it
takes to businesses) but simply a resconto of programming skills, even
without anagraphic data.
I did not know that aioe.org was a suspect domain. I'm sorry.

The SF repository is here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/sharetext/

>> Greetings and sorry for my English (i think this is the most important
>> problem).
>
> Yes, English is the /lingua franca/ of software development and of the Free 
> Software community.  Problems expressing yourself in it (not: being perfect 
> in it) are certainly a disadvantage when addressing and writing for that 
> global community.
>
>
> HTH
>
> PointedEars
+1
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Sharetext matrobriva <matrobriva@libero.it> - 2012-03-24 10:14 +0000
  Re: Sharetext Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-03-24 11:48 +0100
    Re: Sharetext Scott Johnson <noonehome@chalupasworld.com> - 2012-03-24 06:57 -0700
    Re: Sharetext matrobriva <matrobriva@libero.it> - 2012-03-24 15:07 +0100
      Re: Sharetext Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-03-24 23:29 +0100
        Re: Sharetext matrobriva <matrobriva@libero.it> - 2012-03-25 20:12 +0200
          Re: Sharetext Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-03-25 21:55 +0200
            Re: Sharetext Scott Johnson <noonehome@chalupasworld.com> - 2012-03-25 22:00 -0700
              Re: Sharetext Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2012-03-26 07:35 -0400
                Re: Sharetext "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2012-03-26 15:42 +0200
                Re: Sharetext Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2012-03-26 10:28 -0400
              Re: Sharetext Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-03-26 17:24 +0200
      Re: Sharetext Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2012-03-24 18:44 -0400
        trolling [was: Re: Sharetext] Luuk <luuk@invalid.lan> - 2012-03-25 08:29 +0200
          Re: trolling [was: Re: Sharetext] The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2012-03-25 11:57 +0100
          Re: trolling [was: Re: Sharetext] Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2012-03-25 08:32 -0400
    Re: Sharetext Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2012-03-24 10:07 -0400
      Re: Sharetext matrobriva <matrobriva@libero.it> - 2012-03-24 15:33 +0100

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