-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: RIPEMD160 On Montag, Dezember 16, 2002, at 10:54 Uhr, Patrick Näf wrote:
I dare to ask the question: is this really necessary?
To me it is, yes.
Oh, there are many. KDE, GNOME, even some GNU projects have or have had
I find a 30-50 questions survey repulsive! In my eyes it makes fink
begin to look like, well, a commercial product. Maybe I have always
looked the other way when I encountered one, but after thinking for 30
seconds I couldn't come up with another Open Source project that
surveys its users.
efforts in the past to gather a basic knowledge of the user community
they serve,
I once more ask the question: what do you need this data for? I wouldI need to this data, because we all create parts of Fink to help
also be interested to hear from Max Horn and other core people if this
is something coordinated.
others. In a way we are servants to those who use our work. This also
means, that work could be made easier for us, if we knew who we serve.
Of course that should not include judging them to be the only ones
that are being served.
No one forces you to answer those questions, if you do it is merely a
continued effort on your behalf to make developing easier.
When I know, that all my "users" do not wish for an fully automatic
suspension as a car manufacturer, then I will not put time, money and
knowledge into developing one.
For an open source project, including Fink, time is a very valuable
thing. Everyone involved donates their time to Fink, which means that
it becomes very valuable. If we know how we should spend our time with
Fink, simply because we know what we are doing and for whom we are
doing it, then that is beneficial to us all.
It is something coordinated, I can assure you of that. As documentation
maintainer and Fink "PR Dude" it has become and increasing priority on
my list to learn more about those who use Fink. I do this so I may
serve them better, not only through documentation but also through
gathering information which can then be used to help Max and other
developers.
Max and I spoke very carefully about this and he seems to feel, that it
is a good idea to query users.
Personally I do not wish to be some anonymous provider of a packaging
system. I wish to know who I am doing this for and I wish to be able to
keep it that way.
I am more than happy that you stated what you feel, I am sure othersSorry for my extremely negative attitude, but it is what I feel.
feel that way as well but do not voice their doubts. I hope I have at
least begun to explain my point of view.- Face me and you shall surely
perish.
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