Re: roadmap status update/update request

[Jamie McCracken <jamiemcc blueyonder co uk>]

Eugenia Loli-Queru wrote:

> > A feature will be implemented if and only if there is a developer who 
> > wants to implement it, regardless of the number of votes it's received.
>
>
> Which is exactly why open source software will never replace commercial 
> software or Microsoft.

The answer or solution to the problem is to find a developer willing to 
implement what you want. Whilst I agree it would be nice for developers 
to respect users wishes they should not be bound to them as the users 
dont own the developers or pay their wages. Generally its in their own 
interests or their project's interest to implement popular features but 
at the end of the day the maintainer is the boss and he/she is no one's 
slave.

OSS will replace propriety because there are many ways to reach your 
goal - DIY, you can hire a developer, offer bounties or other incentives 
etc (perhaps OSnews can fund some of these from its ad revenue?). 
Perhaps if you take a postive attitude to this you might get somewhere...

jamie.