OSOB A number of users’ queries on this forum are answered with an offer of paid services, although the offer appears to be from an individual rather than from OpenVPN. We feel it would be fair to participants to be provided with a clear explanation of what we should expect from this forum and the extent to which it is intended to serve as a basis for community help. A search of the site name openvpn.net with “tincantech at protonmail.com” results in several pages of prior threads in which this individual’s services have been solicited. There are several problems with this: 1. Users’ posts are moved from more popular sub-forums into the off-topic forum and appended with an offer of paid help. The off-topic forum means other users are less likely to see them and provide community help. 2. Users’ posts which are straightforward requests for guidance, and which could be answered with a pointer towards self-help, instead are replied to with just an e-mail address offering paid services and nothing further, also meaning that other participants may be disinclined to add further to the thread. It is thus in this service provider’s interest to offer as little help as possible. We feel this is unsatisfactory. 3. Finally, the offer of paid professional services does not appear to be carried out properly through OpenVPN, as a professional entity. I’m sure many users would be happy to contribute financially and on a more formal basis to OpenVPN, but feel quite differently about paying an individual, especially where there is no clarification regarding this relationship and why the practice is allowed to continue. It is clear from some replies by participants on the forum that they are confused when they receive a one-line reply with an e-mail address at Protonmail instead of help. Notwithstanding of course that we all need to earn a living, the way in which it is being approached appears to be quite wrong and shows this forum and the OpenVPN software in a poor light. We hope these points can be addressed and the relationship more transparent, thank you.
TinCanTech https://www.reddit.com/r/tincantech Banned on reddit .. I never even saw what you idiots posted :lol:
