On 3/31/12 12:59 PM, Philip TAYLOR wrote: > > > Bill Davidsen wrote: > >> Trying to say this nicely, some developers are more concerned than >> others what the users think. Does the phrase "it's FOSS, if you don't >> like don't use it, or maintain your own version." > > "ring any bells" ? No, but I am quite willing to believe that > such an attitude exists, even though "maintain your own" is > a non-starter for 99.999% of all Windows users, myself included. > >> I'm just happy that there is a way around it, > > I am not. I am not willing to install an add-on just in order > to work around a design flaw; an add-on that /adds/ functionality > (such as "Prefbar") yes; one that is needed only because of a > perverse design decision, no. > > What is clear as that while the developers may be superb coders, > their design skills are not always as finely honed, and the > Seamonkey user community (many of whom go back to Netscape 1.0, > as do I) have certain expectations : expectations, in particular, > that if Seamonkey ain't broke, it ill behoves the developers to > "fix" it. /That/, I believe, should be the cardinal rule of > Seamonkey development : fix anything that is broken, but ask > the user community's opinion before breaking anything that isn't. > > My EUR 0,02. > > Philip Taylor
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