Jason, I'm sorry, it seems I completely misunderstood your previous mail and still I think I'm at dark.
Jason R. Mastaler wrote:
"Carlos Averett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:I use plesk sever administrator software to manage my virtual web hosting stuff
It's open source software
I'm well aware of this, thanks.
there can never be only one way to do things, even if one of them
works just fine.
I don't remember saying there was. I was simply trying to ascertain
what the user is trying to accomplish by posting a patch. Perhaps it
was motivated by a perceived inadequacy in TMDA, in which case I might
want to make some adjustments to TMDA.
It has its own way of setting up qmail. official TMDA doesn't work with it without some modifications.
I never found many people trying to use TMDA with plesk software, however, recently two/three people tried it.
I provided the changes to them when I was using .87 version and so thought may be they will look to install .88 version
and so posted the patch.
I was thinking of asking you and othr developers if these changes can make their way into TMDA,
however, failed to do so due to my other engagements.
I apologize, if I hurt you or any other TMDA developers by doing so.
Very true and I'll be very happy if these changes can make their way to official releaseEveryone is entitled to make whatever changes they want to their copy of TMDA, maintain their own patches, etc, but this may not be the best way to go about things, for the user or for the software. Myself, I don't enjoy keeping my own set of patches that I have to apply and possibly adjust each and every time I upgrade to a new release of that software. Instead, I try and determine whether my changes can be integrated into the whole.
Sometimes I find that what I was trying to accomplish is already available using existing capabilities, and my patch is not necessary. Sometimes I find that what I'm trying to accomplish is not currently possible, but the maintainer is agreeable to my patch, in which case everyone benefits. I no longer have to worry about maintaining custom code, and everyone else gains a new capability.
Further, when that change is rolled into the whole, it can then
benefit from the existing resources. Users can now use this mailing
list for example to discuss the capability, and leverage the
experience of other users who themselves use it. They may provide
comments and code that improves or extends this capability, improving
it for everyone. None of these benefits are available when operating
in isolation.
as it will definitely improve the code and reduce work for me
again I apologize if my work hurt anyone.
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