On Feb 6, 2006, at 5:18 PM, Christopher Barker wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> I agree pretty much completely with Charles Harman, Bill Janssen, and >> others. > > So do I, however....
Who doesn't? I want world peace too ;) > This is Open Source software! Which doesn't mean that it can't be > great > in every way, but it does mean that it is developed for different > reasons than commercial software, and it will have different features. > > All of us that contribute to the MacPython community have other jobs, > and are only contributing what we can out of the goodness of our > hearts, > essentially. The reason much open source software is short on easy > installers and documentation for newbies is that the people capable of > developing those things don't need them. Precisely. I do what I do primarily for my own benefit, but I go the extra mile or two to help other people get along. Making everything perfect and easy for everyone is a trip across the globe, though, and I just don't have that kind of vacation time. >> This >> requires letting go of your ego and imagining what the world looks >> like from their viewpoint. > > No, it doesn't. It means taking our own precious time to make > something > for someone else, just to be nice. That's asking a LOT I'll tell you what: I'll drop the ego and get a new pair of glasses in exchange for five or six million dollars.. that'll let me put my company on hold while I placate the needs of the MacPython community. >> You are making end-user software. > > No, we're not. Most of the Python, MacPython, SciPy etc. community is > making software for ourselves to use. Other end users are a nice > bonus. If "end-user" means "me" then yes. Otherwise, no. >> Python with a good Mac-way IDE has so much potential to reach the >> same usability as THINK Pascal did in 1984. > > Yes, it does, but it won't be built until someone who is capable of > building it wants it enough to put the time it. I suspect that that > will > only happen if someone decides to try to make money from it. Maybe when I retire in 20 years :) -bob _______________________________________________ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig
