Gus Wirth wrote:
Gregory K. Ruiz-Ade wrote:
On May 12, 2008, at 4:23 AM, Andrew Lentvorski wrote:
The "Doesn't work anywhere but RedHat or Linux" is simple laziness.
*Especially* given how easy VM systems are to set up for software
development.
I suppose we should learn to never underestimate the laziness of
[free] software developers.
I don't understand how the developer is somehow obligated to solve this
problem. Every time you (generically) say "they should just do ..."
means you are putting a burden on them. Who the hell are you to create
additional work for someone else without being their employer or
relative? Some developers will gladly fix things when pointed out, but
if they don't you still have no right to complain.
Then what's the point of releasing the software?
And, I disagree. Releasing the software has become a *request* for *my*
attention. Otherwise, keep your trap shut and the software private.
It's not your
software and you're not paying anything to get it fixed. Go use
something else.
I do.
In fact, there are now a couple of "minimum hurdles" that, if broken,
consign the software to the trash, untried.
1) No testing. This is just a dealbreaker. Without tests, the software
will never move forward.
2) No cross platform. If it doesn't run on FreeBSD/Solaris/OS
X/something non-Linux, it goes into the trashcan. This is stickier than
even just "runs on multiple Linux". This is an indicator of how
well-written the software is. If it is too difficult to port to
FreeBSD, the software is written poorly.
3) Root to install. If software requires root for no good reason, it
goes into the trash.
-a
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