D., Of course it helps us! That's why we do it! :) :) What's wrong with that?
Your contributions help tons of people out there - us included. Our contributions have helped a lot of people too. I like that. That's the beauty of the thing. :) It's okay for us to be helped by all of this. It's okay for folks in our developer community to work on stuff without us because they want it done sooner than we'll do it ourselves. You've got an itch and we wish you well as you scratch it. If you encounter a hard to reach spot, someone might be able to loan you one of those wooden arms with a hand on the end. We might even have one to spare. But it's *your* itch right now. We're not scheduled to get that rash for a month or two yet. I'm especially proud of my metaphor. :) Like anyone, we work on stuff according to a set of priorities given a set of resources. If samba 2.2.2 rises to the top of our priority list before you guys are done, we'll be there to help. Right now it isn't and so, rationally, we wish you well but we aren't committing. People might argue that samba 2.2.2 should be our priority, and - who knows, we're fallible - they may be right. However, I also think that no one is entitled to dictate our priorities when what they got from us in the first place was free. We listen and try to incorporate feedback into our planning, but it's gotta be best effort. :) Just my 2cents. Cheers, - K. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darrell May" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Kim Morrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "e-smith-devinfo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 6:33 PM Subject: Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Blades - a brief 'Blades' introduction > > Kim Morrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > Thanks for commenting Kim. The only point I would like to add is that > when we develop for your free software, your ServiceLink software > receives the benefit as well. > > When we develop a better samba and bring samba up to the current 2.2.2 > release, the ServiceLink software benefits. When we bring the FreeS/WAN > release up to 1.9.1 and work in support for standard IPSEC devices as > well as SME5, the ServiceLink software will benefit as well. > > In the end you will have a more marketable ServiceLink product. If you > help us, this will be sooner rather then later. > > Win-win for all. > > Regards, > > -- > Darrell May > DMC Netsourced.com > http://netsourced.com > http://myEZserver.com > > > -- > Please report bugs to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] (only) to discuss security issues > Support for registered customers and partners to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives by mail and http://www.mail-archive.com/devinfo%40lists.e-smith.org > > -- Please report bugs to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] (only) to discuss security issues Support for registered customers and partners to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives by mail and http://www.mail-archive.com/devinfo%40lists.e-smith.org
