On 11/08/2013 17:59, Trane Francks wrote: > On 8/11/13 5:54 PM +0900, Rob wrote: > > <much snippage of good stuff> > >> I think it is a big pity. It all worked so well in the past, I have >> happily used this software since 1996 or so and at work we used it >> since 2001. However, it all is coming to an end. > > Yeah, I've used the Suite since Communicator was first released in 1997. > A lot of history over 3 different operating systems .... Unfortunately, > I do find myself having to agree that the suite is in a state of decline > at the moment. And it leaves me feeling unhappy. > > One of the other users in the mozilla groups suggested that the mandate > of open source software is to serve the users. Alas, the reality is that > open source software developers scratch their own itch. They are not > beholden to anybody, and that seems to have resulted in some directions > being chosen that are strictly at odds with what a segment of users > would want to see. > > It will be interesting to see where it all ends up. > > trane
We once ran a trial offering a bug bounty for fixing some long standing issues. The result was ... crickets .... Conclusion: money doesn't motivate open source volunteers - or at least the amount of money we were offering. Phil -- Philip Chee <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> http://flashblock.mozdev.org/ http://xsidebar.mozdev.org Guard us from the she-wolf and the wolf, and guard us from the thief, oh Night, and so be good for us to pass. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
