On Wed, 14 Jul 1999, Stuart Brady wrote: > >1. He's still working on it. > > He really should consider releasing the source code whilst he's working > on it, so that the Linux and DOS versions have a chance to catch up.
I notice you didn't mention the MacOS version.... Anyway, as we have discussed before, until he releases the binary there is *no* obligation to release the source, and frankly I don't think overheated, sarcastic messages like that one are very likely to change his mind. > that Linux programmers shouldn't go off and improve programs for long > periods of time without releasing the code. They don't, though. Oh, you reckon they don't, do you? > >4. The only person who knows what he's doing on it is Simon himself. > > That's the problem. At least a todo list and some changelogs would be > better than nothing. Personally I'd rather he spend time coding, than writing up useless documantation. And (I'm playing devil's advocate here, slightly) what makes you think it is any of your business how Simon chooses to spend his time? > >"Then again, Windows programmers are all alike -- they've got no respect for > >other platforms." > > >Sounds like I could say the same about Stuart Brady... no respect for other > >platforms. > > What the hell are you going on about? I've got no respect for MS DOS and > Windows *only* programmers (and that includes myself a few years ago) -- > not "other platforms". Then again, I suppose "other platforms" means > Windows to any Microsoft employee, because the only OSes they've ever > heard of are Windows and Linux. And, from what I've seen on CSS, Gate's > didn't even mention Linux or /any/ non-intel platforms in his book. In context, "other platforms" DOES mean Windows. It's fairly obvious you have no respect for that platform - and I'm not talking about the programmers. Or the users. And Microsoft do at least release some Macintosh products. > Btw, I'm /really/ sorry for flaming Si Owen... Aley had just pissed me > off a bit by flaming me directly for "not helping" when I had better > things to do. I'm still a bit annoyed now. Please don't flame people just because you think someone else has been annoying. Preferably keep flames off the mailing list (and yes, I realise I'm being a complete hypocrite by saying that.... but at least I only reply in kind to the persons directly responsible) > Not releasing the source code when developing is something that simply > isn't done with OSS. Until now, anyway. Good grief, I wish my world worked as smoothly as yours seems to. Andrew -- -- Andrew Collier ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) -- My other -- http://mnemotech.ucam.org -- .sig is a -- Part 3 Materials Science, Cambridge -- PDF file --
