Mattias Gaertner ha scritto:
On Wed, 02 May 2012 18:49:13 +0800
Paul Ishenin <paul.ishe...@gmail.com> wrote:
02.05.12 18:18, Graeme Geldenhuys wrote:
So instead of jumping around with various delphi versions (a bit of D7
and a bit of 2009 etc), maybe start from the oldest delphi version
(eg: D7) and move towards the newest?
Maybe you can teach us how to do this by sending appropriate patches? We
will sit then and criticize them.
If you don't like the dish - cook yourself.
Please don't feed the trolls. This is starting to become off-topic.
IMHO a more open attitude towards criticism, instead of just labeling it
as "trolling" would bring big benefits to everyone.
I'm perfectly aware that we're all in debt to voluntary work created by
good willing people. Nonetheless, whenever you undertake a task, be it
for free or for a fee, you assume responsibilities for what you're
doing, because there are people relying on you.
If I undertake the task to help old ladies to cross the road, every old
lady I help should be reasonably thankful for that.
But if I leave an old lady in the middle of the road, to help another
one, I don't believe that the first lady will be thankful. She may even,
and rightly, use strong words against me.
Breaking compatibility is something very similar to leaving an old lady
in the middle of the road.
If one knows how to help old ladies then he's welcome to do it. But if
he happens to leave them in the middle of the road, then he'd better
think twice before saying "If you don't like my way, then cross by
yourself" to the lady standing in the middle of the highway and shouting
between cars and buses!
One of the reasons of the average good quality of open source, is that
it takes advantage of user feedback. Better remember it, from time to time.
--
Giuliano Colla
Whenever people agree with me, I always feel I must be wrong (O. Wilde)
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