-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 >> a complaint must >> be coupled with an offer to step-up to the plate and fix the problem.
so, just not-so-rhetorically curious ... what, then, would be the mechanism for users -- who aren't prepared/interested/qualified to make changes -- to voice a legitimate criticism? the implication, to my read, is that opinions on F/OSS projects are 'only' to be voiced by developers that contribute code, no? > I'm not saying SA should take (or need) as long, but the underlying argument > is quite valid: what's changed, and should I upgrade. It needs to be a > document written by a human, for humans. hear, hear! personally, i'd also add that such 'objective' voices, whether regularly involved in a project or not, often shine light on issues that have been overlooked -- if only due to the inevitable myopia from being deeply involved in a project. AND, i'm glad to see the folks here generally being very accepting of such opinions. as always, my $0.02. cheers, richard - -- /"\ \ / ASCII Ribbon Campaign X against HTML email, vCards / \ & micro$oft attachments [GPG] OpenMacNews at gmail dot com fingerprint: 50C9 1C46 2F8F DE42 2EDB D460 95F7 DDBD 3671 08C6 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (Darwin) iEYEARECAAYFAkT7CXQACgkQlffdvTZxCMaWTACeNvfE8ft2PaCTAW+X6WvMJnjg sl0AoMk6qCho//19JWQT+/hwCe+J1w3E =2ZI9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
