On 6/21/07 1:35 AM, Alexandro Colorado wrote:
Well this is an open source project after all, I do wonder how many
of those requestors are willing to either program or provide the
programmer to work on this task.
FOSS is not just about requesting something but doing it yourself.
So are you saying that if I can't program or provide a programmer I
shouldn't use FOSS? That is pretty narrow minded.
No, more like: if you can't pay the piper, you can't call the tune
Attitudes like that make one want to quit using FOSS. Obviously you
do not care about the users of OO.org. You seem to believe that only
the people who can program it should use it. Anyone else's opinion
doesn't count. This attitude will drive people away.Besides, doesn't
Sun pay the salaries of most of the OO.org developers?
When did we said you shoudn't use it?
When you said "FOSS is not just about requesting something but doing it
yourself. "
You are using it allright, you never demand to use it. You are
demanding that a development should take place at your commnad. That
is not using it, that is wanting to modify through orders.
Fortunately software doesn't get modify through orders but through
code, if you want that a email client appear out of thin air you
should start making the code to make it so.
I'm not ordering anything. I may request things or support other
people's requests, but I do not order. You do order people when you tell
them to do it themselves.
Code is the currency. If you don't code, then feel free to use
whatever the developer code.
Developers should code to fit the users needs. You have the cart before
the horse.
For your information Sun DOESNT pay the salaries of all the
developers. I just translate 17000 strings of OOo for free dollars,
with zero cents. And you come and tell me that I don't care for the
user.
I never said that Sun pays for all the developers, only most. Why don't
you read the post before running your mouth off?
Yes free software is most commonly free of price, but the service is
not, if you want to modify it, then u want a development service which
cost money. If you are willing to pay it.
In other words users are not supposed to request features or
improvements or report bugs but blissfully accept whatever the the
developer gods condescendingly decide they should have despite what
their real needs are.
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