On Wednesday 03 February 2010 09:46:12 am Matt Wozniski wrote: > Most software users in general don't need this. The only > reason to update to the latest patch is either to be able to > make use of a new feature or to pick up a new bugfix. As > someone who is an advanced vim >
matt matt matt -- you're one of the smartest and most helpful people on this list but i can't let you make a statement like that without calling you on it possibly the largest, but certainly a large subset of patch downloaders do so to decrease the time after patches are released and subsequent bugs are discovered -- the more people who stay current, the quicker new bugs are discovered we love vim, we love open source, and keeping an eye on things in this manner is our way of giving back to the community -- we, or at least some of us, have made good livings as programmers and feel it's the least we can do to contribute and stay in the game you must have meant "the only reason for most software users to update..." ok -- never mind sc -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
