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On 1/27/06, Bill Marquette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I wasn't planning on responding any further to this thread, but after > a little thought decided it would be good FAQ entry (I'll let someone > else submit it, I'm too tired tonight). The developers that work on > pfSense do so because it interests them. Making it perfect for > everyone isn't necessarily interesting to us, making it perfect for > ourselves is. Along those lines, features get implemented because we > want them or think it might be useful to us down the road, not because > it's interesting or useful to anyone else. This might come across as > being an ass, but it's our time, we'll make use of it as we see fit. > > How do I get missing feature X implemented in pfSense? > > Option 1: Suggest it, maybe it'll peak the interest of a developer who > hadn't thought of it. If it doesn't, you're still left with options 2 > and 3 > Option 2: Implement it yourself and submit a patch. > Option 3: Make it interesting to someone to implement it. > > Note: option 1 and 3 aren't necessarily going to happen overnight > either, just because it's interesting, doesn't mean it's a priority. > > Here's things that _I'm_ interested in: > http://wiki.pfsense.com/wikka.php?wakka=BillM > if you don't see your feature on there, option 2 and 3 are the only > remaining options for me. > > I won't speak for GeekGod, but here's some of the things he's > interested in: http://wiki.pfsense.com/wikka.php?wakka=GeekGod > > And naturally, the MOST interesting thing to all of us right now is 1.0. > > Most open source development works the same way. Developers work on > stuff that interests them, people learn how to change the stuff they > want, or they try and get someone interested in doing it for them > (that usually amounts to some form of payment). Remember we're not in > this to make YOUR life easier, we're in it to make ours easier or more > enjoyable in some way. We also work day jobs, this certainly doesn't > pay the bills, if anything, it makes our bills more expensive. > > --Bill > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
