On 14/09/06, Bisma Jayadi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
No matter what are the reasons behind the lack of features, it still lacks of
features. Most people/users don't really care about this, whether Lazarus/FPC
people work on it during free time or busy time. They just want some features
to be exist, period.
That is such a typical Windows (read as non-free software) mentality.
Lazarus and FPC don't have 200+ developers working full time on the
projects like Microsoft or Borland do.
I have only been part of open source projects for 3 odd years now.
Something I noticed very quickly, is that open source projects work on
a give-and-take system. Giving something back to the project as a
small token of appreciation for everything you get (for free) from the
project. You also don't have to give huge code samples - any help is
always welcome, even if it is just documentation updates.
Yes Lazarus is missing some features, but in the last year (since I
started using Lazarus) it has greatly improved. The core developers
are doing an excellent job at that - not to mention support being
given for new developers using Lazarus! I don't know much about the
internal workings of Lazarus, but with a bit of coaching, I even
managed to fix a few things that bugged me or implemented something I
felt missing and that could benefit others.
Every bit helps!
It's simple really - it you aren't happy with Lazarus/FPC and you are
not willing to help, then go spend your $2000 on a copy of Delphi 2006
and stop bitching here.
Regards,
- Graeme -
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