Buying complaints (was: Re: [TxMt] mousing issues)

[Lukas Pitschl]

sorry for the typo, it's "bucks" instead of "bugs"
Am 05.11.2005 um 02:07 schrieb Lukas Pitschl:

> i don't think that 39 bugs will allow you to be that rude!
>
> it's already the greatest thing that could happen to you, that  
> allan is available nearly all the time, but what you do with it, is  
> abusing that opportunity to complain about the product.
>
> as eric already said, he's one man, his software doesn't cost much  
> and it's the best editor i've seen for os x by now.
>
> if you have problems with a bigger product you paid 300 bugs or  
> more for, would you write that company and complain as much as you  
> do here?, would you tell them how they should program there software?
>
> i don't reall think so.
>
> and even after allan offered you a refund you still don't stop  
> this. i, myself, consider this pretty ridiculous.
>
> regards
>
> lukas
>
> Am 02.11.2005 um 14:54 schrieb Dudley Flanders:
>
>>
>> On Nov 1, 2005, at 7:43 PM, Moshe Weitzman wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Hey Shawn. We all heard your requests. There is no need to repeat  
>>> them.
>>> Furthermore, it is just rude to publically suggest to Allan  
>>> better ways to
>>> develop his product. If you haven't noticed, he does it for fun,  
>>> and he does
>>> it in his own way. If you don't like it, you can always grab that  
>>> refund.
>>>
>>
>> Although I agree with you for the most part, the fact that we have  
>> paid a fair
>> amount for this product does mean that we can publicly make  
>> suggestions. In fact,
>> that's one of the reasons I actually paid for TextMate. I knew  
>> that although Allan
>> didn't make the source available, he made himself available and  
>> actively participated
>> in the mailing lists, and thus I could complain if something was  
>> broken. I thought
>> of the license not as a license to use the software, since I could  
>> probably find a
>> way to use it unlicensed, but as a license to complain about it.
>> 3
>> If this were free software, then yes, complaining would be out of  
>> place. But it's
>> not, and although Shawn's tone does come across as pretty  
>> abrasive, he still has
>> every right to complain. Assuming, of course, that he's paid his  
>> complaint tax.
>>
>> That being said, I haven't felt the need to complain about anything.
>>
>> -dudley
>>
>>
>>
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