Douglas Garstang wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Tavis P [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 3:33 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Cc: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Devel] RE: [Users] OpenSER - one year old >> >> >> Douglas Garstang wrote: >> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Tavis P [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 3:04 PM >>>> Cc: [email protected]; [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: [Devel] RE: [Users] OpenSER - one year old >>>> >>>> >>>> Juha Heinanen wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Douglas Garstang writes: >>>>> >>>>> > My comments are constructive. I've constructively >>>>> >> stated several >> >>>>> > times that the documentation is very bad. Each time I've >>>>> >>>>> >>>> made this >>>> >>>> >>>>> > constructive comment, I've been attacked. In my previous >>>>> >>>>> >>>> post, I made >>>> >>>> >>>>> > another constructive comment. I said that maybe the reason the >>>>> > documentation is so bad is that the project isn't that old. >>>>> >>>>> rather that complaining, learn to read the relevant pieces >>>>> >>>>> >>>> of code and >>>> >>>> >>>>> write better documentation. >>>>> >>>>> -- juha >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Devel mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://openser.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/devel >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> I find it interesting that you would characterize your >>>> >> statements as >> >>>> "constructive" and the responses you've received as "attacks" >>>> >>>> I believe this may be one of the central issues >>>> >>>> >>> Why do you consider my opinion that the documentation is >>> >> bad, and that it should be maintained by the developers interesting? >> >>> >>> >> Its not your opinion on the documentation that i find interesting, its >> how you characterize your dislike for the documentation (and repeated >> expression of it) >> >> >> In my opinion, if you are able to use an application you are able to >> document how you use it. >> I am not a C developer however i have contributed to the >> documentation, >> and i believe it is with this type of action that Open Source >> communities become strong (contribution). >> Having someone constantly express what they don't like about >> the project >> yet do little else to effect change in it serves no positive or >> productive purpose >> >> OpenSER is an excellent application and i am proud to be a part of its >> community. A community that responds to impatience and contempt with >> patience and wisdom >> Please help us keep this community healthy because in the end it >> benefits us all (in more ways that i can count) >> >> Demanding that others solve perceived issues is generally not a good >> approach (unless you are dealing with a commercial entity and has a >> professional responsibility to you) >> > > Sorry, but I disagree with you. I'm fed up with relying on documentation > that's badly written or wrong, because the person who wrote it made > assumptions about what they thought they knew... because they in turn relied > upon someone else who had made the same mistakes. The reason the chain of > events got started in the first place was because people played around, > experimated, tinkered, etc, and came to incorrect conclusions. > > > Ok
However, if you expect any results i would recommend a change of approach because i get the impression that even the most patient of us here are feeling abused _______________________________________________ Users mailing list [email protected] http://openser.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/users
