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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Chipp,</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">No admonition at all Chipp. Your words
are always wise just like Richard's.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I wish i could just do simple products
like the Breakpoint Navigator but</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">these are just intermittent tools in
a larger context. They resolve issues</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">which have not been taken care of in
the IDE and which block not just me.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">The context in which i work daily and
since 15 years is about as broad</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">as an OS by itself - like linux but
for xtalk and in plain english. Im sure this</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">is of value - yet it speaks little for
TAOO's capabilities: control of the OS</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">or any component - and access to information
any time, any where +</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">infinite extensibility for editing...
In an object oriented paradigm.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">It's not hard to document or fix things
but it's extremelly hard to document</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">when after each paragraph you get new
ideas - so the scripts are the only </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">documentation i ever needed. I've rewritten
the TAOO definition so many</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">times it's not even funny but getting
it right is impossible without the </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">practice... So i try - each day... </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I just wonder where linux would be today
if Linus was faced with the same</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">crowd i am... No admonition intended...
But i find many go their own way,</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">rewrite the wheel and still dont get
it... So that's ultra-aggravating if you've</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">already pointed the obvious circle...</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">As for the beta - unfinished ware, you
might point out the 2.6 release... ;)</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">The difference is that users do report
the problems - in my case - less than</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">a handful - so finding these errors
is really hard for me in between releases.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Yet i fix anything in less than 24 hours...
I also respond in less than 8... </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Anyway to each his pride and joy...</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">cheers</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Xavier</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">On 10/06/2005 09:09:26 metacard-bounces
wrote:<br>
>xbury.cs@clearstream.com wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Im so tired of repeating it...<br>
><br>
>X,<br>
><br>
>It's obvious you're a very smart guy, and have a wealth of knowledge
in<br>
>many technical areas. But frankly, everytime I download one of your<br>
>stacks, invariably it doesn't work, or I can't figure out what you're<br>
>trying to do, or there's no documentation. I've subsequently quit trying.<br>
><br>
>You typically reply with a note, "it's still in beta." I
certainly<br>
>understand. It takes a lot to 'finish and deliver' software. If I may
be<br>
>so bold as to recommend a good marketing technique: Only 'announce'<br>
>finished, documented, and as close to bug-free software as possible.
In<br>
>this way you'll gain many more users and supporters of your software.<br>
><br>
>I know you're excited about TAOO and other plugins and libraries you've<br>
>created. But, if you try only announcing and supporting a simple great<br>
>product, like your 'breakpoint killer,' IMO, you would gain lots of<br>
>credibility with potential users. Then, later you'll be able to command<br>
>attention and respect and most importantly CUSTOMERS when you announce<br>
>newly finished products. This is how you can build a customer base
you<br>
>can market to.<br>
><br>
>I hope you take this as well intended advice and not admonition.<br>
><br>
>best regards,<br>
><br>
>Chipp<br>
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