On 12/18/2009 3:39 PM, Phillip Jones wrote: > Benoit Renard wrote: >> Phillip Jones wrote: >>> I do like the way we had a forms manager as in SM 1.1.x and sad that it >>> removed because they didn't have the time, energy, know-how or desire to >>> do a port of it in the new code. >> >> This is correct. >> >>> (Despite all the protestations otherwise by the developers, they decided >>> because they didn't use it there wasn't a need for it so they dumped it.) >> >> But this is wrong. You gave the correct explanation at first, so why do >> you follow it up with lies? >> >> Patches welcome. > > It isn't a lie if they thought was useful for people to use. they would > have made the effort to find someone to look at and port it over. But > since they didn't use it they didn't see a need. Granted as part of this > decision, they didn't have time, energy, desire, know-how to do it. > But developers especially for open source, if they don't use something, > they don't see a need and they fore they can take less time by removing it.
Good Grief! Do you realize that the collection of people working on SeaMonkey isn't large enough to fix everything? The rest of your argument is so ridiculous that I don't think it needs comment. Other readers will take from it what they will. > > For Profit on the other hand build sole for the CEO and Board of > Directors, Consumers have very little to do with it. Also an unfair generalization. I've worked for "For Profit" companies developing software solutions, and the customer has always had a very large voice in what we did. They were paying the bills after all. > > Use users just have to deal with it. I'm sorry if I sound cynical. But Cynical is not the word I would use. Why are you here? Do you believe you are enlightening others in the workings of the real world? Do you understand that the people working on SeaMonkey are volunteers? They are working in their spare time for no monetary compensation. > I've been dealing with computers and computer software since the early > 80's. I've been on many forums, for many software companies. And I > continue to see this running thread. That The consumer or user figures > very little into software development. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
