On Tuesday, Oct 8, 2002, at 09:04 US/Pacific, Lee Fuller wrote: > You see, (and this is a bit of a walk down memory lane, and maybe even > borders on a fantasy dream world) when Allaire started, we had open, > clear and useful discussions about what was happening with the product.
I think pretty much everyone agrees that when Allaire was a small company and you could just email Jer or Ben directly and get a response, life was grand! > But, unfortunately, MM has fallen into the same-ol' trap as > M$, and others and has grown apart (to a great extent) from the core > community. Hence this list. Well, Allaire actually grew to almost the same size at one point that Macromedia is today so the "David & Goliath" comparison doesn't hold water and, more to the point, the community was complaining about this exact, same problem with Allaire once it grew 'big'. It's not a Macromedia problem per se, it's a big-company problem: in order to fairly support a large community of users, you need to put in place procedures and layers so that engineering doesn't get swamped with end user emails and calls. Besides, several people have commented that Macromedia's involvement today is greater than Allaire's was before the merger. "I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true - I no longer know how to use my telephone." -- Bjarne Stroustrup ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm
