Ed Mullen wrote, On 11/19/2013 06:54 PM:
SamuelS wrote:
Hello SM Team and participants.. I have an idea about how to get bug
fixes done, for those of us who really, really, really want them done
ASAP and then some...
How about assigning a monetary value to requested fixes and let us as
either a group or individuals pay to get them done quickly, of course
security fixes are excluded.
I have one or two fixes for which I Am prepared to pay to get updated
and repaired right away, if possible.
This also goes a long way to support the project too...
Just an idea to fast track some outstanding items.
Thanks for listening... and doing everything you do to support SM and
the end users. Truly labour and truly love.
SS
As someone who has been watching (and using) these products for decades
I find it interesting that no one has noted that this idea has been
floated multiple times in the past with no positive results.
I don't know why the devs haven't embraced the idea. Perhaps no one has
developed the right infrastructure for payment? Perhaps the mindset of
the devs is not well understood by we users? Perhaps the whole process
of the devs doesn't lend itself to this solution? Don't know. I just
know that it hasn't resulted, in the past, in any positive action.
And, frankly, I doubt it will in the future.
The people who work on this project and give us this "product" to use
for free are not profit motivated at all. So, I suspect, offering them
money is not going to work. In fact, based on what I've observed, there
is nothing any of us users can do to greatly influence the process. We
will be pleased if, by chance, our tastes align with those of the devs.
If not? Well, you read the rants here of those who aren't.
If you feel you should be heard, you might want to consider that your
ability to be heard, you ability to be listened to, you ability to
influence the direction of the product's devlopment is directly
proportional to what you pay for the product.
If you don't understand, let me know and I'll do the math for you.
So, bottom line for me? I still like the product. Until I don't I'll
keep using it. Do I have carps and irritations? Yep. But, frankly,
I've given up on having any influence on the devs.
Once upon a time I wrote some software. I gave it away. It got rave
reviews from the, oh, maybe 30 people, who used it. And, of course, the
flood of requests for changes and customizations flooded in. And, hell,
I was flattered and accommodated every one. And then said: "Okay! This
isn't my job, I just did it on the side, now I have to go earn a living!!!"
That's called End-Of-Life. I don't want that to happen to SeaMonkey.
So, some years ago I stopped badgering the devs, for the most part.
If you've not found another software solution better than SM then SM is
probably your best option. Maybe encouraging the devs is better than
berating them? Honey? Vinegar? Ya know?
2nd ... and a big AMEN!
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