On Fri, 2005-12-02 at 09:58 -0600, Randomthots wrote: > If I'm not actively concerned about cross-platform and/or > cross-application compatibility, then XML is mostly meaningless to me.
But anyone an use that argument about any feature of MSO 2003. I don't need it so its no improvement over OOo. This was your basic argument. OOo was no improvement over MSO XXX - I just gave you a couple of examples of why it is. > What concerns me is the attitude that certain features of upper-tier > software shouldn't even be on the radar for the future. I think making the code more efficient would be a better use of resources than re-inventing E-mail clients. > >>So what's the strategy? Is there one? > > > > > > That is a good question, and it would have been a better focus to start > > with. My personal preference would be to make the code more efficient, > > and capable of running on PDAs etc. before starting on major projects > > like an E-mail client that others are already working on. Better to > > contribute to those projects if you think they are the key. > > > > Not if they aren't going in the right direction. > > Let me give you an example of what I mean: Gnucash. Gnucash is > supposedly the leading personal finance software for Linux. > > I despise that program, and I'm not real crazy about the developer team, > either. Why? The program is advertised as being targeted to Windows > refugees needing a replacement for Quicken or MSMoney. But the interface > is something only an accountant could love and totally foreign to anyone > familiar with those other programs. There's zero interest in making a > Windows port. Important features are broken or non-existent. So maybe > it's not really meant for personal use; perhaps it's more intended for > business? Not really; important features for that market are also missing. > > And it's not just that the features are missing or don't work right now; > what's worse is that they have no intention of adding or fixing them. > > Compare that to KMyMoney. That program is shaping up very nicely. If > they only had a Windows port, it would be perfect. Start a project then. > Being cross-platform is incredibly important for open-source migration. > That's the beauty of OOo, Mozilla, Gimp, etc. If, over time, one-by-one, > you adopt these open-source apps on Windows, eventually you can get to > the point where you realize you don't really need Windows. I got to that point 3 years ago - well actually I still use Windows occasionally for some very specific things but I won't be buying any more Windows software which is all that really matters. > I'm not at > that point yet; so I dual-boot to get the best of both worlds. > -- Ian Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ZMS Ltd --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
