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Affero Community Random Hacks of Kindness Newsletter Volume #9 | January 2004 |
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As we look back on 2003 we
see a year that showed us not only are there are many people on
the Net that are selfless with their time and willingness to help their fellow
netizens in need but there are also those that are willing to recognize that
the help they receive is done out of the kindness of others and have thanked
them!
In each edition of the newsletter, we recognize a few kind individuals that give the answer to that impossible question, provide a fix to that annoying bug, or raise awareness about a socially relevant topic. We call these selfless acts "Random Hacks of Kindness". Those that took the time to say "THANKS" with Affero are also appreciated and add to the value of the interactive dialog that exists in online communities. Below are some of the comments Affero members have made to recognize the help and information they received. "I am a linux noob and even though this was a simple question you took the time to answer it for the guy that asked and all others who type "free drive space in linux" in google. Its people like you that make the linux community great . " "tink was very patient and knowledgeable and helped me solve my problem very quickly."
Millions of individuals turn to the Internet to provide valuable content represented by posts in help forums, email, weblogs (blogs), newsletters, articles and other forms of digital media. Many people take a great deal of time and effort to provide such information and sending them a warm fuzzy now and then is not only a nice thing to do but also helps build their reputation in the Affero system as one of the good guys (or gals). It also builds your reputation as someone that values the support you receive. This reputation follows them and you throughout the Net. Think of it as A THANK YOU THAT LASTS.
Here's to the wave of kindness continuing in 2004!
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Newsworthy Hack of Kindness:
ClamAV
is "a GPL anti-virus toolkit for UNIX. The main purpose of this software
is the integration with mail servers (attachment scanning). The package
provides a flexible and scalable multi-threaded daemon, a command line
scanner, and a tool for automatic updating via Internet. The programs are
based on a shared library distributed with the Clam AntiVirus package,
which you can use with your own software. Most importantly, the virus database
is kept up to date."
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With an overwhelming number of viruses running rampant on the Internet, protection from such threats is essential. Therefore, our featured free software project this month is ClamAV. Some of the features of ClamAV are as follows:
cvs -d:pserver:anonymous @ cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/clamav co clamav-devel There is also a web interface to CVS: http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/clamav/clamav-devel/ Nightly built tarballs are available at: http://www.clamav.net/snapshot/ Here is a direct link to the latest tarball It's quick and easy to JOIN Affero. Once you do then you too will have the ability to enable others to show their respects when you help them. And hey, consider leaving a nice word behind when someone helps you. It will make you feel good too! For all of you that still think the term "Hack" has a negative connotation - please read the definition in The Jargon File 4.4.7 , which states that a hack is "an incredibly good, and perhaps very time consuming piece of work that produces exactly what is needed." Don't confuse a hacker with a cracker :) Know of a Hack of Kindness that you want to share with us for consideration in the next newsletter? Send it to: submit@affero.com Do you like reading about this good news for a change? Subscribe to receive our Random Hacks of Kindness Newsletter here. GIVE US YOUR FEEDBACK: What do you think of this newsletter? Click on the button to leave your Questions/Comments/Suggestions: 
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"One of the most difficult things to give away is kindness; it
usually comes back to you.
" Author: Anonymous |
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