Not only has this thread been completely off topic from this list, but the level of discourse has turned abysmal, and now we are even posting insults.
I have not seen that kind of tone in more than 7 years on this list. Please discuss this between yourselves, and spare the rest of us. Said Sent From iPhone On Mar 31, 2013, at 8:32, Lizeth Norman <[email protected]> wrote: > All u guys that post code to push up your little ego and then don't help > when it sucks need to see a shrink. > > Don't want emails, don't post. Keep your bad code in the folder were it > belongs. > > There are enough who think they know. > > And finally: The code in question is without question buggy. > > BTW: I did build Brooks' project and had to send him two emails. One with a > question and the other a thank you. > > Have a nice day > Norm n3ykf > > > > On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Jim Lux <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 3/30/13 2:58 PM, Lizeth Norman wrote: >> >>> What a bunch of hooey. Another so called expert wasted hours of my time >>> because he can't be bothered to either note that code is buggy or just >>> can't be bothered.. >>> If you don't want to release it, then don't. If you do and it's a POS, >>> Expect emails. >> >> Let's talk about that "wasted hours".. >> >> You had a need. You had two alternatives: >> 1) write the needed code yourself >> 2) use something someone else has written. >> >> Presumably, you figured that #1 has large cost (if it were trivial, you >> wouldn't even start considering #2).. >> >> The value of satisfying the need is Value(#1) >> >> >> So you make a *speculative investment* in trying #2. It pays off and you >> are ahead of the overall game by Cost(#1)-Cost(#2). You've just got a >> substantial return on your small investment (you spent Cost(#2) and you got >> Value(#1) in return) If it doesn't pay off and you've invested Cost(#2) >> without any return. >> >> This is not "wasted".. this is "a speculative investment that didn't pay >> off". >> >> A smart investor might look at the quality of documentation, or at the >> source code, or look for support groups. Such things sometimes exist and >> make the probability of usefulness go up (In modern terms,the "Software >> Reuse Readiness Level" is higher). >> >> Sure, sometimes you invest blind, and find that the program doesn't work >> well, etc., but that's not wasted. You've basically paid for information. >> >> >> Finally, what is a POS for you may not be a POS for other people. A lot >> of freely released software was written to satisfy a tiny niche need, with >> NO intention that it be used for anything else. If you want to use it as a >> starting point, fine, but don't come whining when it doesn't happen to do >> what YOU need. >> >> This is especially true of software written to provide an interface to a >> piece of test gear or equipment, for which the writer has exactly one >> instance. All they care about is that they can get their counter, timer, >> antenna tuner, or whatever to work. They have neither the time, money, nor >> inclination, to make the software work for ANY model of that piece of test >> equipment, nor to accommodate all the manufacturing variations. >> >> Or maybe someone wrote software to extract data from a published source >> for some need, and then the published source changes its format. The >> extraction software is now broken, but it met the original need, it might >> provide a framework for a future user to modify. >> >> I don't have a problem with this. >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/** >> mailman/listinfo/time-nuts<https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts> >> and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
