> -----Original Message----- > From: Bennett, Timothy (JIS/Applications) > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Berin Loritsch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 11:10 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Technical Concerns over AF4.2 > > > > What surprises me is how adamant it seems that this project > > wants to kill any of the good will it had risking everything > > on the new venture. > > I wish you all well in the new venture, but I am > > representing the demand for the star product. Can't you > > continue to promote your product until there is either no > > demand for it? > > > > I think it's like this. There was a day in the distant past that Florida > orange-growers started an advertising promotion. You may remember it > because it absolutely changed the way Americans viewed/used orange juice. > The tagline was: > > "Orange Juice. It's not just for breakfast anymore."
I don't mind the change to include more than just the framework (or more than just breakfast in your example). My concern is that the new site sends this message: "Avalon. It's not just the framework anymore. In fact, you can't even find the framework anymore. And if you do, we'll yell at you." That is, our "Orange Juice" site doesn't even have a breakfast section. It as if we're trying to hide the fact that breakfast exists. I may be an Avalon developer, but I'm also an Avalon user and I'm trying to explain these things from a user perspective. The feelings I get from the responses here on the mailing list can be summarized as: "Bad user! Bad user! Don't use the framework. In fact, there is no framework. There never was a framework. Now, let's take you over to the correctional facility and we'll re-educate you on the proper use of our product." We are disenfranchising a large section of our *current* user base by simply removing all reference to the framework as a standalone library. That section includes me. So please understand if I personally feel disenfranchised. J. Aaron Farr SONY ELECTRONICS STP SYSTEMS (724) 696-7653 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
