[ale] Bash script help

[James Sumners]

So? We can't help students? No one said "do my/his homework". The
information necessary to provide help was given in a clear way. That's
more than some folks send to the list.

On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 9:13 AM, Jim Lynch
<ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com> wrote:
> James Sumners wrote:
>  > That isn't what this list is about. The name of the list isn't
>  > "Atlanta Linux Consultants for Hire", it's "Atlanta Linux
>  > Enthusiasts". The original poster is clearly asking for assistance,
>  > not someone to do the work for him. If you don't want to provide that
>  > assistance, fine.
>  >
>  > On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 7:13 AM, Dylan Northrup <docx at io.com> wrote:
>  >
>  >>  Happy to help.  My consulting rates for bash scripts are $60/hour (1 hour
>  >>  minimum).  Contact me off-list.
>  >>
>  OK however it also isn't "Atlanta Linux Homework Helpline".
>
>  My initial response suggested it was homework, because the instructions
>  were explicit enough to have been written by someone who knows bash
>  programming.  It follows that they were most likely not written by the
>  person asking for help or they'd have known how to program it.
>
>  That was a quick first take however.  Add to that the desire to do it in
>  bash and it sounds like instructions from another.
>
>  Just an observation.  If I'm wrong, I apologize.
>
>  Jim.
>
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