<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 9:13 AM, Graeme Geldenhuys <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:graemeg.lists@gmail.com">graemeg.lists@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
Maybe this little fact should be made public, and very clear on the front<br>
page of the FPC website. This will ensure no commercial entity will ever<br>
fall foolishly into the FPC trap. This will obviously benefit the FPC team<br>
too, because you will have less annoying users that actually try and use<br>
the product to make a living.<br></blockquote></div><br>Graeme, I think things like this are better understood as resource problems. IMO, OSS is a systemic response to the intellectual property plundering/pillaging by big business like Microsoft. It enables developers to dedicate *as much time* as they like to build something beyond them while getting credit for it. Otherwise their God given talents are buried in a heap of corporate noise with little of of recognition or compensation.<br>
<br>The FPC and Lazarus projects are no different. They are propelled by dedicated developers who love to code and who at certain times weigh what is important and what is not. While they do have weight in decisions, money talks. If you have a feature you want, just post a bounty for it. I was VERY successful at getting what I need from the community especially if I were to offer to throw some $$$ for resolution.<br>
<br>Please, don't disrupt or offend the people dedicated to development. You've been pretty quick to point out flaws. But I think if it's FPC/Lazarus that you're trying to see in a better light, you would be better using the positive direction.<br>
<br>Every time you see something wrong, your first reaction has been to put the *team* on line line of fire... LOL. Just be nice. These guys have families to feed too.<br><br>