[Lvlug] Session 1 Presentation

[Randy Kramer]

Daniel S. Washko wrote:
> Faber Fedor wrote:
> >  It didn't say "pee-poles", it said "pepole" (pron.
> > pee-POL-ee). It's Bajorran for "hard-working, reliable, intelligent
> > persons".  It's derived from the name of a race of people that used to
> > inhabit the northern  continent.

I didn't think the Bajorans had managed to develop space flight at this
point in history. ;-)
 
> >> IMG14:  Maybe "and/or" cdwriter.  Usually if you buy a copy of Linux
> >> you get distro support for a small fragment of time.  There is always
> >> the option to purchase support contracts.  So saying "Only support
> >> comes from the community" may not be the message you want to convey.
> >> Unless you mean that the Linux community will generally only provide
> >> support, not actual configurations, hand-holding, etc.  Perhaps you
> >> would want to say something like "Various avenues of free, community
> >> support."  But, you have to becareful about this too since in a
> >> business setting free equates to "no one responsible."

"Only" can create great ambiguity.  Usually it is recommended that
"only" be placed as close as possible to the word it modifies.  

I don't think you mean that the only thing that comes from the community
is support -- well, maybe you do, but if that's your meaning, I don't
think "only" is required at all -- other things do come from the
community (donations to developers, bug fixes, new ideas for programs or
UI improvements, etc.), I guess they could all be considered support in
some sense.  

Do you mean "support comes only from the community" -- I would disagree
with that, and so do you, based on your next statement.  (And I guess
"support comes from the community only" has pretty much the same meaning
as "support comes only from the community".  

I'm confusing myself now, but I'd suggest you place "only" to say what
you want as unambiguously as possible.  (Unless you're intentionally
trying to be ambiguous.)  After you place "only" where you think it
belongs, then maybe we'll argue further on whether we agree with what
you mean.

Maybe you just mean that the community is one source of support, in
which case you might say:

   * The community is one source of support ;-)
   * (Free?) Support is available from the community
   * ???

regards,
Randy Kramer