On Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 12:20:39AM +1000, Speedy wrote:
> 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.
Euh, it gets finished?
> Only a few people will continue using it, and no work is done that keeps
> things fresh, or irons out bugs.
What bugs? (other than it crashing along with my netscape every couple
of *months*)
> Again, if it doesn't spread, it stagnates. I *like* the way blackbox
> is.
So do I, that's way I don't need changes.
> And there is very little that I would change.
Then, by all means, change it. No one is telling you not to write a
patch.
> 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?
What does Microsoft have to do with anything?
> Why change something?
> Because this is GNU.
No it's not. Read the license, it's not the GPL. It's a BSD style
license in fact.
> It is Linux.
Not on any of my systems. ;) Got some BSD's, IRIX and Solaris though.
> It is Open Source. Why?
> Because we can,
That's a pretty lousy reason to change anything.
> 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.
You're not making any changes either, just talking.... Make a patch for
what you want. Post it to the list. It may be put in or it may not.
Personally I haven't felt the need to patch anything in BB since the
0.6.x series. (In the 0.4.x and 0.5.x series I always ran a patched BB)
But the code is pretty clear, so go ahead.
> Again, that is *your* choice.
I know... Hey, if I like your changes I might actually use them. But I
just don't see a need for any changes at the moment.
Gtz
Ward
