How to make free support WORK!

As we all know there are tons of free open source software on the interwebz, alot of which have bugs, or install problems or etc.

So who does support for these programs or code, mostly the developers.

Remember “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you always got.” So stop being a dumb ass.

Help the developers help you.

These are some ways how.

1. Never ever ever demand anything to be done or fixed. THIS LEADS NO WHERE!!! Ask nicely and be sincere, this way the developers will be more likely to help you sooner.

2. RTFAQ (Read The Fucking Frequently Asked Questions) or RTFM. No developer or support team wants to re answer questions again and again.

3. Show support for the project, whether by help answering others questions or by donations.

4. Leave the copyright or the link back to the developer. ALOT of people remove the copyright notice or any credit to the developer. Don’t be one of those people.

5. Don’t ask stupid questions, if you dont know how to install a program. GOOGLE IT.

6. When asking questions, give as much information as possible about the problem your having. Errors and etc. This helps speed things along.

7. Grammar, try to use complete sentences, correct spelling and spaces.