From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,92c39a3be0a7f17d X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-12-19 14:01:32 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!feed2.onemain.com!feed1.onemain.com!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!psinet-eu-nl!psiuk-p4!uknet!psiuk-p3!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Future with Ada Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 16:11:30 -0500 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9vqvq4$hfc$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp-200-133.miami.pace.co.uk X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 1008796292 17900 136.170.200.133 (19 Dec 2001 21:11:32 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 19 Dec 2001 21:11:32 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:18124 Date: 2001-12-19T21:11:32+00:00 List-Id: I agree - there is absolutely nothing wrong with asking someone if they want to volunteer some time to work on a project. Anyone volunteering their time to some effort is absolutely free to do so. Who would expect someone to work full time on a project - or commit to some fraction of their time to a project, without remuneration? At least in terms of having some *right* to their labor? You, of course, could volunteer to come mow my lawn every Saturday, but I wouldn't have any *right* to expect you to show up and do it. Certainly not in any sort of legal or moral sense. That would sound a little like slavery to me. Donating your time to some project is a matter of your own desires and interests, but I'd imagine that short of your becoming independently wealthy that you wouldn't quit your day job to do it. Certainly nobody should expect that it is their "right" or your "duty" to work on the project free of compensation. MDC -- Marin David Condic Senior Software Engineer Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com Enabling the digital revolution e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com Web: http://www.mcondic.com/ "Eric Merritt" wrote in message news:mailman.1008793022.10355.comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org... > > Just as an aside, there is nothing wrong with asking > for volunteers to work on a project. If a programmer > is willing to donate his time to a project all the > better for everyone. Of course, expecting him to work > on it full time or donate a fixed amount per week is > improper. In actuality I am a professional programmer > (I program for a living) and regularly donate my time > to open source projects. I enjoy it and I get to give > something back to the open source community that has > given me so much. >