Good Words Jeff!!
-Tim
At 09:51 PM 7/21/00 -0800, you wrote:
>
>
> Howdy, Tim:
>
> What you're saying works for me. I'm sorry if what
> your seeing from RT appears as unresponsiveness to
> issues like publication of bugs, but these issues are a
> matter of policy which myself and the other developers
> don't really have anything to do with. We're the ones
> always yakking on the list but our sphere of influence
> is really just in matters directly related to the
> production of code (which unfortunately will contain an
> occasional bug (-:)
>
> Whether the approach you and Ted are suggesting is best
> is not for me to say. But if there is popular consent
> that we're picking the wrong route in some of our
> practices.. well...
>
> What the community says is often going to have a
> greater influence than what the developers say. You
> are all doing _us_ a favor by telling us when you think
> we're goofing it. So, if you folks see us missing the
> boat, keep letting us know (please: in a nice,
> reasonable, and non flaming way). Someone's always
> bound to answer a ringing phone, so to speak.
>
> I don't know that that's a satisfactory answer, but
> that's just more or less my frank opinion.
>
> Surrender? We have not yet begun to fight!
>
> -jeff
>
>
>> ... which is why I'm CC'ing Jeff on this, because I'm really
>> having a hard time getting a response from rebol folks on
>> this matter, and I think that they would jump at such an
>> opportunity and give me some feedback.
>>
>> BUT: (Sorry to shout here, I'll try to keep my voice
>> softer). I've submitted several bugs myself and I'm myself
>> rather appalled that rebol isn't addressing these more
>> openly.
>>
>> It is a truism that is older than the Internet that people
>> respect you more when you are honest about your
>> shortcomings.
>>
>> Rebol guys and gals: Lissen 'up here.....!! Stomp out those
>> bugs that you can and post the rest of them.
>>
>> You will be rewarded for it, in the long run. There are
>> more watching you than you know, and you also have made a
>> lot of friends. Those friends can help.
>>
>> Best Wishes -Tim
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