Subj : Re: Create message bases
To : RICHARD MENEDETTER
From : Marceline Jones
Date : Sun Mar 14 2021 05:05 pm
MJ> It is more professional to include documentation with binaries.
RM> You seem not to be very familiar with how open source works.
RM> People do things for free in their spare time.
RM> If they need a feature they add it.
RM> If they do not like to write docs they will not.
RM> They contribute this work for free and for the benefit of us all.
I know how open source works. The typical mentality is "you're on your own".
The least they could do is package their distributions properly.
RM> Feel free to compile a documentation package, and they will upload it
RM> if it makes sense.
That is the job of the current maintainer.
RM> Well no.
RM> The vast majority of users were using Golded already.
RM> So they just exchange the new binaries.
RM> Most of them have set it up already for many years.
If the current GoldED+ maintainers had any pride in their work, then they would write upgrade installers.
