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On Wednesday 25 June 2003 10:39, Stroller wrote: |
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> I personally don't give a damn when 1.4 is "released" (although I |
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> appreciate others comments that it'll be a milestone for the Gentoo), and I |
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> would imagine the mention of it in recent threads might be quite |
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> frustrating for the devs; I can imagine that end-users asking when 1.4 will |
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> be ready is like them saying "I don't care about all the hard work that |
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> you're putting into this project, I'm interested in superficial stuff |
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> here". |
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Unfortunately, it's like that with every project that has a viable user-base. |
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I do beta testing with Sillicon Ice Development (they're responsible for the |
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wonderful Urban Terror <http://urbanterror.net) and we get the same kind of |
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bombardment. I must say it's not that annoying when you're on the outside of |
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it, but once you've been on the inside of it (and just once is enough), it's |
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one of *the* most annoying things a person could ask. When "<whine> When |
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will blah be done?! </whine>" prompts a "when it's finished" type response, |
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as it usually does, the whiner tends to flame you for being "rude" to them, |
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after all, they only "asked a question." Unfortunately, the whiners don't |
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seem to understand the significance of grep and a search button, if |
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applicable. |
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Personally, I think "when it's done" is too lenient of a response. Anyone who |
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asks when the next release will be out had better have their asbestos |
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underwear on, first. ;) |
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Zack Gilburd |
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http://tehunlose.com |
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GnuPG Key ID: A79A45668240AB6C |
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