[sdiy] Doepfer (was: First synth to build? PC power supplyunit)

[Scott Gravenhorst]

It seems that this tactic of resisting help for those
who are trapped with D gear is an attempt to hurt D,
when in fact the only way to hurt D is to adversely
effect his ability to sell.  Helping some poor slob
who ALREADY has a D module doesn't help D in any truly 
meaningful way.  (what? he wouldn't have to help 
someone he wouldn't have helped anyway?)...

I read the information posted on web about D and his
activities.  I don't like his way of doing business.
I would never buy any D gear, new, used or whatever.
That said, what about new members?  How will they know:

1) who to contact?
2) that it ought to be off-list?

I ask again: what of the poor guy that already owns D
gear and THEN joins this list?  He _will_ ask these
questions, ONLIST and apparently this round of D-bashing 
will recur again and again.

harry <harrybissell at prodigy.net> wrote:
>I think DD assistance should be offered "offlist"...
>
>The designers of some DIY modules support questions
>about those designs "onlist". They are members of this
>forum and contribute.
>
>Those who do NOT contribute should support their own
>designs.  If those designs DID NOT ORIGINATE on this
>list(in the first place) how would WE know how to help anyway ???
><subtle dig mode off>
>
>Let DD start his own web based support.  I notice that
>among our own DIYers, those with commercial interests
>have their OWN web pages and lists dedicated to tech
>support. Let him do the same. Why should we help him,
>since he has never helped us... even to acknowlege our existance ???
>So answer the questions offline, and tell the person why there
>is so much controversy about this subject as well...

>H^) harry
>
>Dave Magnuson wrote:
>
>> At 07:43 AM 9/22/01, you wrote:
>>
>> >I know of no better place to ask these questions than
>> >right here.  Being resistant to helping those D owners
>> >doesn't punish or hurt D in *any* way.  It does, however,
>> >hurt those who own them and would like to use them.
>>
>> I agree.
>>
>> I *personally* won't buy DD's stuff... but I don't think the list should
>> refuse to answer reasonable questions about DD's products for people who
>> are trying to repair or modify them.
>>
>> I personally think any DD flaming should be done *off list*.  If you want
>> to voice your opinion about his morals, please send them off list to
>> whomever asked about them.
>>
>> That being said:  DD's products need +/-12V and +5V
>>
>> Dave Magnuson
>>
>> Resonant Frequency:
>> resfreq at hoohahrecords.com
>> http://www.hoohahrecords.com/resfreq/index.html
>
>

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