Did He SELL this knowledge to others? Or did He give it away freely because He knew they might benefit from it? We know how modern televangelists exhort you to send money so they will pray for you, but why didn't Jesus cash in?
We know that if we want help and have been helpful to others, we might more easily get help ourselves. We know that the Golden Rule tells us to do unto others as we would have them do unto us - so we help people.
your words are very admirable Richard. and I have understood everything you just said perfectly. the only reason that I point out the reality of so much ms access knowledge being given away for free on the internet is because of this:
=> if you give people (the general public, the same general public that think government leaders actually care about them) too much indication that they can get anything for free, when technically they live in a capitalistic system where things *should* be paid for if you want to further your own business, what that results in are people who get stuck in that mindset. and that is probably one of the reasons that, as I said previously, you won't find free stuff in the form of web language resources *anywhere*. Because that stuff is so resourceful and used to sell many products, it SHOULD be paid for. not to mention the fact that the people who use those tools *demand* that their knowledge be paid for. and I agree wholeheartedly with them.
now, there's nothing wrong with giving the basics away for free. I mean, there are millions still trying to catch up to people like you, me and the rest of the experts' knowledge levels here. But you may not realize, is that if you give away free knowledge, time and time and time and time again and again, eventually what you've inadvertently caused is a scenario where business opportunity for access developers like Colin (
@isladogs), Tony (
@Uncle Gizmo) and others has been completely lost. After all, some of those guys have directly told me that they need more business. So, it's beyond me why some of them post seriously complex algorithms and code routines that SHOULD be paid for! And dare I say again, one of those members inadvertently gave me a new client because she didn't know what she was doing with his free resources.
I certainly respect everyone here for helping people who need it. I mean, heck, I do it all day long to for many people around the world, and with many different languages and platforms. And personally, it has served me very well. 2 days ago, someone on another forum contacted me via PM and asked me if I could assist him in writing some algorithm solutions for a client in China. and of course, I said yes.
and I'm also aware that people of your age, Richard, are probably a little more sensitive and care a little more about helping others for free because you earned your way a long time ago. But remember my friend, there are still people that need to earn a living. Just because your income is secure for life from the Navy doesn't mean that other people have the same security. Follow what I'm saying? Just food for thought, for you, and for other professionals that, IMO, are giving away too much for free and stifling their own growth potential because of it.