Re: [flasher] Re: OT - images

[Brian]

> I agree with whomever said that people are becoming wh*res.. I make very

> good money writing code, doing flash stuff, whatever; but if somebody

> comes to me with a cool idea or a noble cause, and I can fit it into my

> schedule, I'll do it. I'm certainly not offended by someone asking me

> that, in fact, I'm honored that they are impressed enough by my work to

> ask me to do something for them.


Let's see... I have a wife, three kids (two of 'em teenagers) - oh, and a

cat - all those bills, groceries for all these people, a mortgage, 2-car

maintenance, a job that doesn't pay real well and isn't what I ought to be

doing... so, I'm a whore for wanting to get compensated for my efforts?

Then I'm a whore.


> to the person who said "you're not just asking them to do it for free,

> you're asking them to spend $$ for electricity, etc.." Are you

> serious?!?! I'm surprised you spent the money to reply to this

> thread.. and you cost everybody the money to read your message.


But we do this by choice, because being here reflects our interests... and

it's the networking.

Not the same thing.


> I think a lot of people get caught up in the business & money aspect of

> the web, and don't think about the community aspect. Sure, we all want to

> get paid, but just because you get paid to do something doesn't mean you

> can't do it and not get paid. look at the open source movement; there's a

> lot of guys writing great software out there, some of them make big bucks

> at their day job, and some of them don't have day jobs, but the work that

> they distribute freely is done for nothing except satisfaction (and

> perhaps to add to their portfolio).


That's THEIR call.

Mine is: SUPPORT MY FAMILY.

You want my talents?

You pay.


> man, even lawyers do pro bono work... :)


Plus, they make enough $$$ to be able to AFFORD to do some freebies.

Hello!


-Brian Matthews

http://www.stonetrek.com