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So, has anyone looked at the Foundation homepage...

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And thinks that that post is a REALLY bad, unprofessional, idea?

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  • It is not uncommon to deal with those type of messages/communications once you are on the 'net, and it manifests with larger intensity if you are sort of a net "celebrity" from an over hyped and promoted site/project.

     

    But I find totally unprofessional to post a dialog like that with the double intention of trying to justify attitudes because they feel less nuts than others.

     

    I think it does not contribute anything to the project, it does not fix any of the issues that surfaced with the board hardware and software, and sets a really bad example to the community they intend to serve.

     

    -J

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  • It is not uncommon to deal with those type of messages/communications once you are on the 'net, and it manifests with larger intensity if you are sort of a net "celebrity" from an over hyped and promoted site/project.

     

    But I find totally unprofessional to post a dialog like that with the double intention of trying to justify attitudes because they feel less nuts than others.

     

    I think it does not contribute anything to the project, it does not fix any of the issues that surfaced with the board hardware and software, and sets a really bad example to the community they intend to serve.

     

    -J

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  • in reply to jamodio

    If it stops another 10,000 people from "worthy causes" trying to get a freebie that they don't need or deserve then it's justified - even if it looks a little ugly in the short term.

     

    I've had free samples piped to my business address for personal use for as long as I can remember. It makes me nothing more that a fraud. The only difference is that Texas Instruments can probably afford it better that the RPi Foundation, so I don't feel so bad. I'm still a massive hypocrite though.

     

    If I was running a small business and someone tried to extort a "freebie" out of me with the caveat that if I refused I'd be put up as a Holocaust Denier I would probably have to kill them.

     

    Overreaction?

     

    Edit: but then I'm just a lowly tech that has to deal with idiots every day. I'm not a suited and booted media guy. image