Re: Appreciation for Midnight Commander

[Pavel Roskin <proski gnu org>]

Hello, David!

> Midnight Commander made the process much quicker and easier, since I could
> move swiftly from source to target directories and perform various shell
> commands and editing operations from within MC.

Thank you for your support.  It's very important for the developers to
realize that their efforts are appreciated and their software is actively
used.

> Sometimes media coverage of Linux and the Open Source movement gives the
> impression that it is just a plaything for hackers--I'm here to testify
> that high-quality free software makes all the difference in the world to
> people like us, nonprofit publishers without much budget for software
> purchase.

Actually, the term "plaything for hackers" is quite applicable to many 
Open Source and Free Software projects, for example GNU/Hurd is one of 
them.  One the other hand, if we consider projects like Apache, they are 
very far from that definition.  MC is somewhere is between.  There is 
nothing bad in being "plaything for hackers" as long as the software 
remains useful and secure (or the users are advised about risks).

-- 
Regards,
Pavel Roskin