I understand the answers. I'm just looking for more :)

J

On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 6:23 PM, Tom Humiston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I think the answers you're getting here will make more sense if you re-read
> John Gruber's description of Markdown's history and purpose, at
> daringfireball.net.
>
>
>
> On 21 Jul 2008, at 6:32 AM, Jurgens du Toit wrote:
>
>  I mean that "difficulty to test" must not impair the development process.
>> Yes, sure, don't roll out software that hasn't been tested, but, as
>> Markdown
>> is issued under an open source license, there's who knows how many people
>> who might want the untested functionality, and who will be willing to test
>> it, and probably improve on it as well. Me included.
>>
>> J
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 12:00 PM, Aristotle Pagaltzis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>  * Jurgens du Toit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-07-21 09:05]:
>>>
>>>> I don't think that if something is difficult to test, it
>>>> shouldn't be implemented.
>>>>
>>>
>>> You mean it's fine for people to give you software that might or
>>> might not work, and they don't know which? What happens if you
>>> report a bug and they can't test whether their bugfix breaks
>>> previously working stuff?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> --
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