Re: Having some trouble getting LilyPond to run on the command line

[Daniel Miller]

That's certainly a valid criticism, David, and my intention is certainly not to waste anyone's time. However, I think it's natural that as users (particularly very new users) search for information online, they will find increasingly specialized help forums and/or will fail to find answers in one place and will try another place instead. Not every case of multi-posting is a case of forum spamming, and indeed I do update and/or close discussions as answers become apparent elsewhere.

Best,

Daniel

On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 10:53 AM, David Kastrup <address@hidden> wrote:

Daniel Miller <address@hidden> writes:

> Thanks for your help Federico (and David).
>
> As to posting a question in multiple places, I don't see that as a problem.
> Different online communities have different specialties and knowledge
> areas. As you can see, very few LilyPond users saw my post on
> stackoverflow... so I came here instead. At worst, redundancy increases the
> chance that some other neophyte LilyPond user, struggling with the same
> issue, will find an answer to their question.

No, at worst someone spends considerable time creating an answer for you
that you no longer need.  If you only value your own time, posting to
multiple places independently looks like a good deal.  However, once
someone figures out that he wasted his time answering you, he might be
less inclined to give your questions a thought in future.  So even from
a purely egoistical point of view this is sketchy.

Now it sounds as if you did not get a useful answer on Stackoverflow.
So in case you eventually resolve your problem with the help of this
list, it would make sense to answer your own question on Stackoverflow
using the help/information you got here in order not to let the question
there remain without useful answer.

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David Kastrup