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A Bit About Freshmeat
Posted by
CmdrTaco
on Fri Jan 01, 1999 04:11 PM
from the support-for-people's-hard-work dept.
from the support-for-people's-hard-work dept.
<RANT>
So a good friend of mine works really hard on his web
page. He overhauls the thing to create a new look and
feel for it. He ads tons of user interface improvements
and in general makes it faster, smoother, and better looking.
He put it up today and got his ass flamed for all his hard work.
This guy works long hours, he doesn't get paid a nickel for his work.
And the world thanks him by insulting him.
You don't have a right
to flame people for changing their websites.
Besides, not all change is bad.
Sit back and give it a chance. And while you're at it, a huge number of you owe scoop
an apology. He's created one of the best sites on the internet,
and he never charged any of you a nickel for his uncountable
hours of work. Flames are not the way to say thanks to someone
who creates something so great and never asks anything in
return.
</RANT>
Update: 01/02 12:08 by S : Freshmeat's back up.
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- Ingrateful pieces of shit... by Crow- (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:37PM
- I Can't Believe It by anewsome (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:19PM
- Freshmeat got it's ass kicked.. by Mathieu Lutfy (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @05:26PM
- My $500??? Bring back FM!!! by Dr. Crane (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @05:30PM
- To be expected... by whoop (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @05:26PM
- Anonymous Coward, I expected better from you. by Dj (Score:1) Saturday January 02 1999, @12:31AM
- Freshmeat or Deadmeat ? by Dj (Score:1) Saturday January 02 1999, @12:40AM
- Piss Off, Wankers by Tony Tastey (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @05:25PM
- To be expected... by Matrix (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:34PM
- Exposing flamers: ACs? by KMSelf (Score:1) Saturday January 02 1999, @12:55PM
- hmm.. by sar (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:24PM
- Hits? Freshmeat has no banners by CrazyLion (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @05:21PM
- aww by drwiii (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:30PM
- Is that ALL it TAKES TO BRING IT DOWN? by torpor (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:36PM
- Is that ALL it TAKES TO BRING IT DOWN? by jbrw (Score:1) Sunday January 03 1999, @03:57PM
- I couldn't believe it... by Cyberlink (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:28PM
- Let us take care of the FLAMERz by mAIsE (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @06:41PM
- Flaming vs. Criticism by Trepidity (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @06:46PM
- This is the way things are going by HoserHead (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @07:19PM
- MS pay heed, here are the seeds of our destruction by maelstrom (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @05:42PM
- Flaming is a part of web life, though by J. J. Ramsey (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @06:27PM
- How about XShare *and* Freshmeat? by J. J. Ramsey (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @07:03PM
- To be expected... by gavinhall (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:19PM
- Morons by gavinhall (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:21PM
- The critics win another round! by gavinhall (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:35PM
- Missing flamers... by gavinhall (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:41PM
- Freahmeat .. It's like TV - One can't live with ou by gavinhall (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @05:00PM
- Constructive Criticism by gavinhall (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @07:19PM
- Objectivism indeed! by gavinhall (Score:1) Saturday January 02 1999, @07:43AM
- Freshmeat design by gavinhall (Score:1) Saturday January 02 1999, @07:45AM
- No no no... by gavinhall (Score:1) Saturday January 02 1999, @07:48AM
- No Subject Given by gavinhall (Score:1) Saturday January 02 1999, @07:56AM
- Scoop Took His Ball... by gavinhall (Score:1) Saturday January 02 1999, @07:56AM
- I'm glad I read this... by gavinhall (Score:1) Saturday January 02 1999, @01:43PM
- Is that ALL it TAKES TO BRING IT DOWN? by gavinhall (Score:1) Friday January 08 1999, @05:31AM
- A note to Scoop and a link for everyone else... by chap (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @05:14PM
- Form over function is annoying by tugrul (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:35PM
- Dear Freshmeat by TopSpin (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @07:23PM
- To all the flamers! by Wisdom Seeker (Score:1) Sunday January 03 1999, @09:18PM
- The New 'MEAT' by Aubrey (Score:1) Saturday January 02 1999, @03:52PM
- Any mirror? by Misagon (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:25PM
- freshmeat.nu by Misagon (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:45PM
- political infighting by soren.harward (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @05:55PM
- Searchable appindex site by James Kachel (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @06:56PM
- Searchable appindex site by James Kachel (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @07:40PM
- Katz got it right. by X (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:42PM
- Hey, Scoop! by Cobalt (Score:1) Sunday January 03 1999, @02:23PM
- To be expected... by Gustav Eimar (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:44PM
- The needy have their own responsibilities... by Gustav Eimar (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @11:12PM
- Kamikaze and boo-boo? by Daverz (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @06:02PM
- Right on, Rob!!! by red_dragon (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:27PM
- OH MY GOD! by Da w00t (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @06:30PM
- REAL PROBLEM by sengan-home (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @05:22PM
- Putting myself up as a target ;) by MrgnPhnx (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @07:41PM
- My $.02 by Carey (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:42PM
- crap. by dangermouse (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:19PM
- Form over function is necessary by Millennium (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @05:32PM
- watch it there buddy... by Millennium (Score:1) Saturday January 02 1999, @06:56AM
- unbelieveable. by suprax (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:31PM
- Piss Off, Wankers by tile (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @11:57PM
- Parse that sentence again... by Michael Esveldt (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @07:01PM
- dumb move by Tigger4 (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @05:08PM
- Freshmeat interface rocks!! Dont listen to idiots. by hazard (Score:1) Saturday January 02 1999, @01:44AM
- Nothing new under the sun... by osu-neko (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @10:56PM
- Pay no attention by Bake (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @05:27PM
- We all owe scoop an apology... by Robert Bowles (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @05:21PM
- Is that ALL it TAKES TO BRING IT DOWN? by Watts (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @06:06PM
- New Interface by Palin (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @06:32PM
- Darn... I didn't even get to see the new layout. by zilym (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:20PM
- Freshmeat by linuxci (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:32PM
- An Open Letter to Patrick Lenz by dhms (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @07:01PM
- Freshmeat or Deadmeat ? by dhms (Score:1) Saturday January 02 1999, @03:59AM
- linuxhq ??????? by omidk (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @06:17PM
- I know just how Scoop feels... by Bruce Perens (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @07:05PM
- I agree. by Shane (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @06:54PM
- Um, interesting. by cout (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @09:03PM
- I agree, but... by Cereal Box (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:24PM
- Fools. by Elwood (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:29PM
- An open letter of thanks to Scoop by Eric Smith (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @06:52PM
- The point is... by RelliK (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @07:22PM
- Freshmeat always Rulz! by MrJones (Score:1) Saturday January 02 1999, @06:28AM
- Freshmeat or Deadmeat ? by madprof (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @07:39PM
- Freshmeat or Deadmeat ? by madprof (Score:1) Sunday January 03 1999, @08:06AM
- I agree. by Samhailt (Score:1) Saturday January 02 1999, @05:27AM
- Who owns what - but there's another issue. by Uruk (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:41PM
- Any mirror? okay by dumptruck (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @06:58PM
- Making another parse at it by unitron (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @09:47PM
- Agreed by Transient Dreamer (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @05:20PM
- community stability? language barrier? by sed@netcom.com (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @05:14PM
- Freshmeat - Scoop by tsikora (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @05:30PM
- Alrighty. Who was complaining? I want names >:( by willfe (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:34PM
- Micro$loth at work!? by suds (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @05:40PM
- Don't get it... by ilkahn (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @06:51PM
- Its Back!!! Thanks scoop! by NullPointer (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @07:09PM
- YES!!! Let's go Get 'em! by MageWyn (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @07:00PM
- www.freshmeat.net by rowan (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @05:29PM
- What about a chart? by rowan (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @05:47PM
- I like it by Cybersonic (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:22PM
- Objectivism strikes again! by chialea (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @06:51PM
- Freshmeat deserves our support by Espressoman (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:39PM
- Is that ALL it TAKES TO BRING IT DOWN? by Donor (Score:1) Saturday January 02 1999, @12:57PM
- Netiquette? by Gsson (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:34PM
- Quick to flame, slow to praise by kidd (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @06:42PM
- The death of courtesy. by Lemmy Caution (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @06:15PM
- Linux Community...RESPOND don't react! by NikoDemous (Score:1) Sunday January 03 1999, @07:35AM
- Do the numbers...M$ by NikoDemous (Score:1) Sunday January 03 1999, @02:38PM
- Freshmeat's new layout and lusers by Vskye (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @06:00PM
- Shut the fuck up asshole by Vskye (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @07:38PM
- Change or no Change,Dosen't matter to me.... by magister (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @06:21PM
- MORE OF USE NEED TO SAY THANK YOU TO SCOOP! by magister (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @06:32PM
- Reality Check by CatNTHat (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:46PM
- take a pill by incubus (Score:1) Sunday January 03 1999, @12:34AM
- take a pill by incubus (Score:1) Wednesday January 06 1999, @12:19PM
- IT SUCKS!!!! by Now15 (Score:1) Sunday January 03 1999, @08:09PM
- Scoop deserves, praise, and so do you by blocked (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:26PM
- Better poll by DavidTC (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @06:28PM
- THANKS Scoop! by paleck (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @07:35PM
- My responses: by Beek (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @05:45PM
- The new look is fine. by Syberghost (Score:1) Saturday January 02 1999, @05:00AM
- Ego gone wild? by Mike Buddha (Score:1) Saturday January 02 1999, @12:02AM
- Form over function is annoying by alhaz (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:26PM
- 1 of 3...way to go! by Hygelac (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @05:44PM
- Constructive Criticism by symbolic (Score:1) Saturday January 02 1999, @07:11PM
- Boiled blood by ghostOfSlashDot (Score:1) Wednesday January 06 1999, @09:35AM
- Bastards... by MaineCoon (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @05:08PM
- Scoop Your Site is right there with slashdot. by Abominati (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:23PM
- Linux is about real people, not about companies by Carl (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @05:42PM
- Another view... by MSG (Score:1) Saturday January 02 1999, @09:41AM
- When it's good we don't say it is by Immortal Soul (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:28PM
- Damn Assholes by dmohney (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @05:07PM
- Linuxberg by mojoman (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @06:47PM
- Hear, hear... by reverend[RIP] (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:27PM
- Is that ALL it TAKES TO BRING IT DOWN? by fl0at (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @05:36PM
- Your TOTALLY Right by GreyFoxx (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:22PM
- Freshmeat is cool.... by chuckv (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:29PM
- New Site by pci (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:33PM
- COPY of new design by dap24 (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @05:02PM
- Freshmeat.net by DavonZ (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @05:03PM
- Open Flame Software by KainX (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @05:26PM
- Re: OSS lets us fix bugs and leave author in peace by KainX (Score:1) Saturday January 02 1999, @07:28AM
- freshmeat by Santo (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @05:04PM
- New site + Flamers by STDog (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @05:28PM
- Yow.. guys who flaming the Guys of FM! read this. by Wizzbit (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @05:44PM
- IF YOU CAN'T take the heat........ by LBJM (Score:1) Saturday January 02 1999, @07:13AM
- Dammit by fred (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @05:38PM
- By the way... by fred (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @05:42PM
- Hey, Scoop! by beej (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:37PM
- taking for granted by Fritz_the_Cat (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @06:44PM
- Freshmeat by Atrophis (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:47PM
- Nice rant. by phenym (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:29PM
- BAN THE BASTARDS by tonyl (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @04:28PM
- BAN THE BASTARDS?? by tonyl (Score:1) Saturday January 02 1999, @06:32AM
- And another thing.... by cfury (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @05:30PM
- Open Source Software by cfury (Score:1) Friday January 01 1999, @08:19PM
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