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Well, my donation was unconditional. I will continue to donate on regular basis, especially now that I am stuck with Xoops, once I take my site live
BUT, after having a chance to see all the features of the software I have to say they are working very hard indeed. The product is not patchwork, it has a core engine well coded.
No I am not a PHP programmer but I have studied PHP and I am a NT Guru of sorts and I am also geting into Linux and judging from my server load when executing the XOOPS scripts, it is damn well done.
I think the problem is that many users leave once they get their sites done and do not come back here to hang out and give a little back in supporting other new users. I am not going to be one of those.
I may be bold and come across rude to some because I cannot convey my body language and expressions via the internet but I do enjoy helping people. Not for sefless reasons at all. I am a VERY selfish person and that is why I enjoy helping people. That good feeling I get when I help someone is priceless you see, so that is ample reward for me. Nobody can sell me that feeling.