On Thu, 4 Apr 2002, Bryce Nesbitt wrote:
> Alan Horkan wrote:
> > READ THIS:
> > http://abisource.com/support/expectations.phtml
>
> I told you I already read it. It does not address the point.
>
> I have put significant good faith effort into assisting in resolving this
> issue, including provision of specific practical suggestions and patches.
>
> Please consider responding to the substance of the proposals for
> resolving the issue.
>
> I don't ask the AbiWord developers to do anything other than stop interfering
> with other applications. Beyond that, I agree with the expectations
> document.
>
As noted by you and from you this is fixed.
>
> Sam Trenhome wrote
> > it seems that he has a pattern of getting really
> > attached to certain bugs that open source software
> > has
>
> And, in general, fixing them. From kernel bugs, to kde bugs, to cvs, to
> bugzilla, and even one or two in AbiWord.
>
>
> Martin Sevior wrote:
> > Do you have a patch that fixes this? If so please submit it. I
> > promise to test it.
>
> Why yes, check with Dom. I've sent several patchs and received no responses,
> not so much as a "thanks but no thanks" or a "it won't work because".
> Specifically I sent a patch that fixes the false font names, and a patch that
> outlines the font substitution necessary, some months ago.
>
I gather that patch did not work otherwise Dom would have done soemthing
with it. Did you consider that he had legitimate reasons for not
committing it?
> I did not start out angry about this issue.
>
> Nor did most of the dozens of people who feel this is the #1 Unix AbiWord
> issue start angry. Please consider that an issue that makes so many people
> mad might have merit, and deserve a creative and immediate solution.
>
As far as I can tell, the only thing is currently wrong is calling one
font name something else. I don't see the harm in this unless there is a
free version of the same font we could use instead of the renamed one. If
such a free font exists please point me to it.
All in all I don't understand what you're mad about.
Cheers
Martin
