Well, it does seem that you are terribly dissatisfied with a program that receives a lot of *independent* accolades! Such vitriolic comments!
Why do you not then switch to a better one? -- Rodney HALL Heywood, Lancashire Suaviter sed fortiter Agreeably but powerfully ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rmhh.co.uk/ http://rmhh.org.uk/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Bob Janetzko > Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 6:25 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] New Legacy Update - 23 March 2005, > Version 5.0.0.217 > > I tend to agree with the features that you find important or > not, however... > > "Point being that we all have different viewpoints, needs and > requirements. > What may be considered critical for one does not mean it even > interesting to > others." > > That viewpoint may apply to the addition of new features to > the program. > However, when it comes to existing features, every one that > does not work > exactly as described every single time it is used is just > plain broken and > that is "critical" ALL of the time. It is almost > inconceivable that NOBODY > uses a given feature, which would make it irrelevant. The > very least one > expects from a program is that it actually does what it claims to do. > Recently the Legacy staff has said that they do indeed care > about problems > that affect only a few users, but it remains to be seen > whether that applies > to things that have apparently never worked at all rather than just to > things that they themselves have recently broken. > > "Yes, there are a few items that need to be addressed but I > am also sure the > Legacy staff is trying their best to correct." > > I am guessing that there are more than just a few problems > based on just the > complaints that make it to this list and not knowing how many > others go only > to Support. The fact that some problems have been reported > over and over > (even for a period of years!!!) seems to contradict not only > your optimistic > belief that they are trying their best, but their claim that > they actually > care about problems. > > "...if they are to maintain, and expand, their market share" > > So just where is this huge market for a program with > features, whether old > or new, that may or may not work? You'll notice that the > number of fixes in > each new build dwarfs the number of new or changed features. > Fixes don't > count as progress -- they are an admission of negligence or > carelessness in > previous releases. And then don't forget the number of > things that get > broken by each new release even though they used to work just > fine. The net > forward progress is sometimes not all that it seems to be. > > Bob Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
