4 Feb
2004
4 Feb
'04
12:28 a.m.
On Tue, 2004-02-03 at 21:57, Paul Davis wrote:
*sigh* alright....
To clarify (and I realize I obviously miscommunicated significantly), I
didn't mean to imply RTSynth is garbage quality software.
I meant to say:
- Proprietary software is, in general garbage, to me.
- Thus, I find it annoying to accidentally download what is completely
useless to me. (So a list of free software would be good, etc. etc. on
topic)
- RTSynth and Digeridoo are examples of software where this situation
occurred.
On a quality-of-software basis, quite the opposite is true. The reason
that situation is so annoying to me is I was genuinely interested in the
software (ie I really wanted to see just how a digeridoo was simulated,
and was excited at the possibilities, musically and code-wise).
If I thought the software itself was "garbage", I wouldn't care about my
inability to use/see it. So the fact that I'm disappointed in the fact
it's proprietary if anything implies that I think the software is
somewhat cool.
I sincerely didn't even consider this "your software = crap"
interpretation. I don't make it a habit of anonymously flaming people's
projects in public forums.
So please, end of thread. I apologize for my lack of proofreading (but
not my views)
-Dave ("just another zealot", right?)
P.S. Despite my utmost respect for you Paul, I still wouldn't really
give a crap if you called me a 'moronic lump of turd' ;)
In YOUR
opinion. In MY opinion, proprietary software is "not good for
Linux in general". Our opinions differ, deal with it.
At no point did I say you shouldn't have the right to release your
software under whatever license you want. I said I personally consider
it "garbage", and I do.
You are welcome to your opinion, and you are free to voice it here,
there and everywhere. But with freedom comes ... you guessed it,
responsibility. Responsibility to respect others and others' work.