"Bjorn Simonsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [...]
> I agree, Bob almost made it sound like we where part of some armed
> group or something <g>.
No, no. Of course not. Many of us can't get ahold of firearms. Now, if it
weren't for that...
> > For instance, someone who never had anything else but a colour
> > screen rarely gets an idea of how all those things work in B/W, not
> > to speak of in Braille output.
>
> Well said, some people are just..well..a little misguided. Some
> guidance, some good arguments, will achieve much more than verbal
> abuse. Of course some folks are beyond reach, but if so, what
> good will it do shouting at them?
Ah, guys? At least one of the authors provided source code under the GPL.
The whole idea is that anyone can modify it to suit their needs. Now, if you
aren't up to the task that's a shortcoming on your part. But to tell the
author that his/her use of "Java and PDF shit is definitely a no-no." if
they "wants to spek with other people than Winno$glarer$" makes me wonder
why they would even bother to if they're only going to get yelled at.
They've gone to the effort to develop products that compete well with
commercial grade packages, and have been kind enough to donate their time
and expenses involved with doing so. Don't you think it's a bit presumtuous
to demand that they consider every display variation -- keeping in mind that
VGA has been a baseline standard for years?
I use a B&W display frequently, but I hardly expect the world to ignore
color to accomodate my usage. Jeez, traffic signals assume color and they're
a lot more critical to day-to-day survival than a boot loader. If you want
it to work with 80x25 CGA graphics, then GO MODIFY THE SOURCE and release
the results of your efforts under the GPL!
- Bob
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