Subject: Re: Recompiled
jskov@zoftcorp.adsl.dk
Date: Thu Nov 01 2001 - 02:07:45 CST
>>>>> "ray" == ray hartman <rayhart@qwest.net> writes:
ray> JS: Yeah you're right. I just downloaded V_9.4.1 and it runs
ray> OKey. Thanks for the response.
ray> BTW: I hope my initial email didn't come off as a flame. It's
ray> important to me that my word-processor behave well. After
ray> installing WinME ( what a piece of junk ) I decided to go with
ray> AbiWord rather than buy M$_Word. I write hardboil fiction as a
ray> SERIOUS hobby, and Web publishers are no less serious about
ray> deadlines than their hardcopy pals.
It didn't come off as a flame - but as a bit demanding :) which is
hard to take seriously since we all spend our precious spare time on
the project. But we _do_ appreciate the feedback. Please post it to
the list in the future though.
ray> AbiWord has evolved nicely. Remember - as the polish becomes
ray> evident, more people will use AbiWord for "mission critical
ray> blabla" tasks, and expectations among those users will rise.
True. But that doesn't buy us any more time to add polish. Many users
will be coming from commercial WPs and expect the same polish in
AbiWord - which is just not going to happen for a foreseeable future
without additional developers and/or funding of some sort.
So for some time we'll have to try and educate users about the level
of polish and support they can and should expect. It may be quite a
lot for the price, but it may still be disappointing for some. Things
should improve over time though.
Incidently, we now have a new nice user-oriented web page. Maybe you
(being a writer) would be willing to help Jared add a page about what
I just outlined above. I'm sure you get the gist of it, and you're in
a unique position to rewrite it so other newcomers will understand it
the right way (i.e., not be pissed off by the fact that there are only
15 or so developers willing to spend their precious time on AbiWord).
Thanks,
Jesper
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