I wrote several paragraphs and then deleted them all, because I could
not
adequately express my incredulity and disbelief that you believe you are
owed free software that does what you expect it to. The analogy made to car
seats is so far off base that I had to read it 2 or 3 times to make sure
there wasn't some missing word or something that would suddenly make sense.
If you find a piece of gum laying in the street, do you chew it, and
then
raise hell with the manufacturer because it didn't taste as you expect? You
have no right to expect people who write free software to make it do what
*you* want. Your only position is to take what's given. When you start
paying for it, and have an agreement that the author is accepting payment
for features you wish implemented, *then* you have a basis for complaint.
Now Dmitry and crew are a lot smarter than I am, when it comes to
compilers. I've found a couple of quirks in the compiler (and a couple
that, well, weren't, but I'm hoping Dmitry will overlook that little
incident...), and I submitted the bugs. I hoped they would be fixed. I was
pleased when they were, and in a right fast fashion. But I had no expection
that they should be fixed, just because the compiler didn't do what I
wanted.
I think you need to step back and make a clear examination of what you
are
owed when you purchase something ("consumer rights"), and what you are owed
when someone gives you something for free ("nothing").
--John
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Peter
> Jansen
> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 19:22
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Mspgcc-users] Win98 Segmentation fault
>
>
> > You miss the point entirely.....The issue is continuing to
> pretend that 03
> > 06 is a solution for the WIN98 or WINME platforms wastes
> time. The answer
> > was to use an earlier version 02 10 that doesn't have the
> compatibility
> > issue and at the same time alert others not to waste their
> time trying out
> > 03 06 for WIN98 and WinME.
> > I corresponded with an author who wrote a project article
> in Circuit Cellar
> > and he too was unaware if the issue so sadly many readers
> assumed 03 06 was
> > viable for Win98 or WinMe. The article went to press and
> much time was
> > wasted by readers trying this out on win98 winME. Some will
> want to fix 03
> > 06 some will not, others will see it as a lost cause, but
> nobody wants to be
> > misled.
>
> So your only worried about wasting peoples time not fixing software.
>
> > Now as to warranties misrepresentation is not a warranty
> issue. You can't
> > give a 4 seater Ford away with a back seat that spills the
> passengers onto
> > the road and avoid culpability by saying it wasn't
> warranted. Nor can you
> > say you ought to have bought a Chevy .If your Ford doesn't
> carry passengers
> > you have to rip the seats out to avoid culpability.
>
> When you receive the free 4 seater from ford with the broken
> back seat
> and there is a sign on the windows that says
>
> "11. BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO
> WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
> EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR
> OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF
> ANY KIND,
> EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
> THE IMPLIED
> WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
> PURPOSE. THE
> ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH
> YOU. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL
> NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. "
>
> And you drive the car in the road and people are hurt, then I don't
> think you can blame ford. If you could then I don't think the
> FSF would
> exists because some would have.
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Peter Jansen
>
>
>
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