28 Jan
2011
28 Jan
'11
3:57 p.m.
On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 9:00 AM, alex stone <compose59(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Contrast that with the raw contempt, derision, and
mocking dismissal
of others who are willing to have a good laugh at testers, however
clumsy they may be, and poke fun at the idea that users and devs can
interact in a prosperous partnership for both. I've personally tested
for at least 3 projects, day and night, providing feedback to the
devs, at their request, only to be dismissed out of hand when i've
turned up with reports, observations, etc...
That must be why the Ardour3 pre-release notes say:
"Many thanks are also due to Alex Stone and Dan MacDonald for their
beyond-the-call-of-duty help testing MIDI and their numerous
suggestions on workflow, UI and more."
Ardour3 shows a heavy influence from your suggestions, even though its
certainly true that not all of the ones that we liked have been
implemented and that a few of your ideas clashed with other aspects of
Ardour's design and so are unlikely to show up (though its not
impossible).
So that's 1 out of the "at least 3 projects" ... a case where your
input had a major role in shaping things, and where we're actually and
publically indebted to you for your insights and suggestions. I have
no idea what the response from the other projects was. I was actually
pretty mystified when you dropped out of #ardour, but assumed it was
because you decided that ardour3 would either never or not-soon-enough
have the workflow you wanted for OOM and/or were too busy with OOM.