Re: I'm new to balsa and can't get it to work ...

[Nuno Monteiro <nuno itsari org>]

On 30.03.02 18:58 Craig McCluskey wrote:
> At long last, I finally got my Aureal Vortex sound card working (it
> wasn't that hard when I finally got down to it). In exploring RH7.2's
> multi-media stuff, I came across sound configuration. There I found a
> list of Sound Events.
> 
> My delight at going down the list of sounds, hearing stuff that's been
> there all along that I've never heard before, was rudely interrupted
> when I came to the balsa/newmail.wav sound.
> 
> I don't need this kind of junk.
> 

Eh? Are you feeling okay? Please, share some of the stuff your smoking 
with the rest of us, it seems killer!

Good god, you do realize it's configurable, dont you? You dont like the 
sound, you _CHANGE_ it. There. How hard is that? Lots of other apps come 
with rather strange or inapropriate sounds - are you going to ban them 
all just because some predefined configurable switch doesnt suit your 
musical/sound aesthetics? Please, get real.

Rudely interrupted? Oh sheesh, pardon the capital sin. Balsa developers 
are all going straight to hell for such an offense! Once again, change 
the sound if you dont like it, and get over it!


> With all of the problems I've been having because Balsa isn't similar to
> Eudora like it says it is, this was the last straw. I've removed Balsa
> from my system and after this message is posted will unsubscribe from
> the list.
> 

Were you realistically expecting Balsa == Eudora? If you're that naive 
then I have a couple of bridges and tunnels I'm interested in selling you!

Quoting from http://balsa.gnome.org, "Balsa is an e-mail client for 
GNOME. With an interface similar to Eudora's..." . It clearly states 
"with _AN_ _INTERFACE_ _SIMILAR_" to Eudora's. It nowhere says Balsa 
_WORKS_ every bit like Eudora. It doesnt even say Balsa works remotely 
like Eudora. Its interface is similar to Eudora's, but thats it. Similar. 
So, all your 'problems because Balsa isnt like Eudora' are just moot.
Eudora is proprietary software of Qualcomm, so if you want Eudora for 
Linux go nag them. If you dont know the difference between an interface 
and functionality, please go RTFM now.

In any case, if you dont dig Balsa, simply dont use it - it's not like 
anyone is forcing you to. But next time, please, refrain from screaming 
bloody murder from rooftops if a program doesnt meet your expectations! 
It was extremely rude to come into the ML where all Balsa developers and 
users hang around and start spitting out junk like you did. Remember that 
Balsa is the combined effort of various people and that none of them is 
getting paid to do it. You have the source - if you dont like it, make it 
better. If you cant make it better, dont insult those who can do it for 
you.


Kind regards,

   -- nuno (who is not in any way affilliated with Balsa development)