> So, just to make sure I understand this clearly: In spite of > everything you've (plural, not you in particular, Gordon) > consistsently told us for over a year, there will _not_ be a > mechanism for community-developed, unsupported blades?
That's correct. Mitel will not be providing such a mechanism. We will continue to host contributions on our FTP and web sites, but we will not be providing an automated method to install unsupported add-ons. > This is > somewhat disappointing, in light of the clear, unequivocal, and > repeated statements that such a mechanism would exist, and would soon > be well-documented. I can understand a number of reasons why you > might make such a decision, but the reversal is somewhat troublesome. I understand your disappointment. When we first announced the blades interface with version 5.0, we had a very grand vision of how it would evolve. In our excitement about the possibilities, much of that vision was communicated by Gordon, myself and others in this and other forums. Unfortunately, that vision ran straight into the cold, hard reality that in an economy such as the one we are in today, there is little room for grand visions that don't translate directly into revenue. As a commercial enterprise, we have to focus on the needs and wants of our commercial customers who ultimately enable us to continue working on this product we love. As the ranks of those customers have grown with our continued success, so have the requirements that we in product management have to address. When we look at the limited pool of developer hours we have to work with, we have to make some extremely tough choices. Unfortunately, that means that some of our grand visions have to stay as exactly that. Regards, Dan -- Dan York, Product Line Manager, 6000 Managed Application Server Mitel Networks Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ph: +1-613-592-2122 Cell: +1-613-263-4312 Fax: +1-613-592-1175 350 Legget Drive, Ottawa, ON, K2K 2W7 Canada http://www.mitel.com/smallbusiness/ -- 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] Searchable archive at http://www.mail-archive.com/devinfo%40lists.e-smith.org
