Re: Dia-0.95

[tim bogie gvds com au]

-- Timothy Bogie


-------- Original Message --------
> From: Octavio Alvarez Piza <alvarezp alvarezp ods org>
> Sent: Monday, 30 January 2006 6:38 PM
> To: lembark wrkhors com, discussions about usage and development of dia <dia-list gnome org>
> Subject: Re: Dia-0.95
>
> On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 17:27:06 -0500
> Steven Lembark <lembark wrkhors com> wrote:
>
>
> > You'll have to find some way of managing interem bugfix releases if
> > non-developers are going to keep using dia. It is a wonderful tool,
> > but I cannot wait a year for brickwall bugs to get fixed. Even if
> > there are new minor bugs left in the minor releases, releases with the
> > major bugs need to be out more often.
>
> Amen. Release early and often. CVS = some bugs fixed, other bugs
> introduced. A big no-no for formal deployment, specially for random
> users and always-rushing admins for which compiling it under Windows is
> a PITA.
>
> This is past, though. Right now, it compiled on my Slackware 10.2 and it
> compiled and ran. I'll try something with it.
>
> Octavio.

Geez.  Don't you think all you whingers are being a bit heavy on Lars and Hans.  My point of view is that 
they have created this off their own sweat and deserve some kudos and respect for what they have built.  Dia 
is a fantastic product, even for something that hasn't hit version 1.0 yet.  I certainly wish I had the 
ability to add to the code.  But alas, I'm just a mere network engineer.  So you could do two things instead 
of complaining:

1.  Actively contribute to the code releases, or

2.  Buy a commercial version if you can't wait til the product matures.

Dia is open source, not open season.

Timothy Bogie
Australia