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Re: real world problems vs. abstract problems - distinctions? policy?
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Stefan Monnier |
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Re: real world problems vs. abstract problems - distinctions? policy? |
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Wed, 06 Oct 2010 01:47:32 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.2 (gnu/linux) |
> Since Emacs is free software and the Emacs developers are volunteering
> their time and effort, the onus is on the rest of us to convince them
> that a problem is important and worth their effort.
Actually, the same is true of software you pay for (maybe even more so,
since the commercial constraints forces coders to concentrate on
bugfixes with a clear monetary value, whereas volunteers may opt to fix
a purely theoretical bug simply because they enjoy doing it).
Stefan