Mark Hansen wrote:
On 12/18/2009 3:39 PM, Phillip Jones wrote:
Benoit Renard wrote:
Phillip Jones wrote:
I do like the way we had a forms manager as in SM 1.1.x and sad that it
removed because they didn't have the time, energy, know-how or desire to
do a port of it in the new code.
This is correct.
(Despite all the protestations otherwise by the developers, they decided
because they didn't use it there wasn't a need for it so they dumped it.)
But this is wrong. You gave the correct explanation at first, so why do
you follow it up with lies?
Patches welcome.
It isn't a lie if they thought was useful for people to use. they would
have made the effort to find someone to look at and port it over. But
since they didn't use it they didn't see a need. Granted as part of this
decision, they didn't have time, energy, desire, know-how to do it.
But developers especially for open source, if they don't use something,
they don't see a need and they fore they can take less time by removing it.
Good Grief! Do you realize that the collection of people working on
SeaMonkey isn't large enough to fix everything?
The rest of your argument is so ridiculous that I don't think it
needs comment. Other readers will take from it what they will.
For Profit on the other hand build sole for the CEO and Board of
Directors, Consumers have very little to do with it.
Also an unfair generalization. I've worked for "For Profit" companies
developing software solutions, and the customer has always had a very
large voice in what we did. They were paying the bills after all.
Use users just have to deal with it. I'm sorry if I sound cynical. But
Cynical is not the word I would use.
Why are you here? Do you believe you are enlightening others in the
workings of the real world?
Do you understand that the people working on SeaMonkey are volunteers?
They are working in their spare time for no monetary compensation.
I've been dealing with computers and computer software since the early
80's. I've been on many forums, for many software companies. And I
continue to see this running thread. That The consumer or user figures
very little into software development.
I realize they are understaffed, and doing it for free, to have time and
effort and find someone with the know how. if it something they don't
use why expend the energy. Reality is reality.
--
Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T. "If it's Fixed, Don't Break it"
http://www.phillipmjones.net http://www.vpea.org
mailto:pjon...@kimbanet.com
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