On Fri, 27 Jul 2001, I recieved:
> I am pretty tired of contributing to this discussion.
Then don't. Problem solved. Things will happen around you. Although you've
already made your opinions pretty clear, and brought up a few points that
needed raising.
> Its just another
> indicator of how the goals of blackbox have changed since I first started
> using it. I can only hope that Jeff doesnt succumb to this too often. I
> do not believe blackbox should cater to a new user or to the majority of
> users. Brad's similar attitude is one of the reasons I have stuck with
> blackbox for this long.
Yes, software changes. New users give it a go, and new ideas get tried out.
It's the way the system works. And what is the point of software that doesn't
grab new users? It shrivels and dies. Only a few people will continue using
it, and no work is done that keeps things fresh, or irons out bugs. Sure, you
could probably do some or most of that on your own. But that would be the end
of the WM as a whole.
> My opinion on this is obvious. Why should we care if people switch to
> blackbox? Will blackbox still be a superior window manager if stuff keeps
> getting added and the UI is altered by people coming from a different
> window manager who are used to something else, and want it here too?
Again, if it doesn't spread, it stagnates. I *like* the way blackbox is. And
there is very little that I would change. But the option should be there, or
it'll just wind up like Micro$loth. Why would they listen to their users, so
long as they get their money?
Why change something? Because this is GNU. It is Linux. It is Open Source.
Why? Because we can, and because choice is the very basis for every piece of
software on your system. If you don't like the changes, stick with the older
version. We're not trying to force you to accept every change. Again, that is
*your* choice.
I think that this covers the other response as well, so I'll hop off the
soapbox and see if there's any *constructive* comments.
Speedy
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