Ah well said, couldn't agree more. Regards David H.
On Mon, 14 Sep 2020 at 06:45, Dean Gibson <gnucash.st...@mailpen.com> wrote: > I don't want to beat this dead horse too much more, but I do want to > address an aspect of the general issue of entitlement that I have not > seen addressed (and may not be immediately relatable to the current > issue at hand): > > It's one thing to complain about features that you want, or want > differently. > > It's entirely another thing to come on this forum and expect help because: > > 1. You don't understand the basics of how to use the operating system > you have. There are lots of books & other resources that are available > to LEARN how to install/uninstall programs & find, create, delete, & > backup your data, for whichever operating system you have chosen. > > 2. You are too cheap to buy Windows, & then need an education on using & > navigating Linux. (This isn't a Windows vs Linux thing; I run two Linux > file servers at home, plus two at Amazon Web Services Linux servers for > web/mail/dns/database services.) > > 3. You don't understand the basics of elementary accounting & > bookkeeping, & repeatedly ask questions about how to do something in > GnuCash, when in reality the answer is obvious to someone who has taken > the time to LEARN (there's that word again). Again, there are lots of > books & other resources that are available to LEARN basic bookkeeping & > accounting. > > 4. You sign up for a 3rd party message system, because you don't want to > deal with the current, EASY TO USE, system, & then complain here about > getting duplicate messages, because you don't take the time to LEARN > what you are doing or how things work. > > There's an old saying about giving a man a fish vs. teaching him how to > fish. > > I used to offer help here, but it quickly became obvious to me that many > questioners simply wanted to solve the immediate problem at hand, rather > than LEARN concepts behind what they are asking. So, I don't > participate any more, but I read the message traffic, which reinforces > my opinion. Not sorry. Sorry. > > Sincerely, Dean > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
