[TxMt] TM2

[Tim Harper]

Allan:

First off, let me tell you how much I respect you.  You've created a
tremendously valuable product which has literally logged more than a 1000
hours of usage for me. I've enjoyed extending it (RubyAMP, Git textmate
bundle, contributing to many more), and have really gotten full leverage out
of it.

Now the sobering part.

Things have been awfully quiet about TM2 for the last several months. You've
claimed you are still working on it, but I've just about lost hope. There
are no signs to reinforce my faith that TM2 will ever become a reality.

I use both Emacs and VIM. There are many strengths that TM has over it, so I
still consider it to be a superior editor in many regards.  Some of these
I've articulated in my blog post,
http://tim.theenchanter.com/2010/02/emacs-baggage.html

I can't help but wonder if your promise of "free upgrades" has blasted a
crater in your motivation to work on TM2. Is there a possibility of this,
Allan?  If so, I would suggest the following:

* Release a version of TM as TM2 with all the critical bugs fixed. Everyone
gets their free "upgrade" (except the macheist users as you've previously
stated).  Perhaps include one or two new features.
* Post a public apology for over-promising TM2 features, and state that you
miscalculated how much you would be able to include in it as a free upgrade,
and from a business standpoint it's impossible to fund all of new
development as a free upgrade. Say you are terribly, terribly sorry, that
you are doing your best, and hope that people will be forgiving. (I know I
will).
* State that TM3 will be released with those features, and will be a paid
upgrade for everyone.

I would prefer to have a paid upgrade to TM3 than a non-paid non-existent
upgrade to TM2. Right now I can't pay any price to upgrade to TM2.

I think you have a shot at this to make this a profitable move for yourself.
Lots of people still use TM and many may come back.  If my hunches are
correct, then I plead from you: don't sell us all short by selling yourself
short.

With the highest respect I'm capable of,

Tim Harper
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