Thread: The N900 community is NOTHING compared to the iPhone 3gs'es
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2009-12-23 , 08:23
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Well, I'm a relative n900b, and my experience is completely different from Mr Box's.

I turned up with zero knowledge of Maemo, linux or the way this community works. And I have been made completely welcome. I was invited to be part of a community conference in Barcelona (and nokia paid! ) and have been taught all sorts of stuff I didn't know.

Never once have I been told to 'RTFM' - though I have been pointed to the wiki a few times (most helpfully, I might add).

There's an old fable by Aesop:

Aesop, the Greek writer of fables, was sitting by the road one day when a friend- ly traveller asked him, 'What sort of people live in Athens?'

Aesop replied, 'Tell me where you come from and what sort of people live there, and I'll tell you what sort of people you'll find in Athens.'

Frowning, the man replied, 'I'm from Argos and there the people are unfriend- ly, mean, deceitful and vicious. They're thieves and murderers, all of them.'

'I'm afraid you'll find the people of Athens much the same,' was Aesop's reply.

Another traveller passed by and asked ‘'What sort of people live in Athens?'

Again Aesop replied, 'Tell me where you come from and what people are like there and I will tell you what the people are like in Athens.'

Smiling, the man answered, 'I come from Argos, and the people there are all friendly, generous and warm- hearted. I love them all.'

At this Aesop answered, 'I'm happy to tell you, my dear friend, that you'll find the people of Athens much the same.'
Can we do better in how we treat people? Certainly. Should we be beating ourselves up? No, because people who bring courtesy are treated with courtesy.
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