Re: [glob2-devel] To Bradley - List of bugs so you don't waste time looking

[Joe Wells]

donkyhotay <address@hidden> writes:

> Don't get rid of markets. If we do then we'll need to focus hard on
> adding at least one more unit. Currently they are one of the few things
> that prevent it from simply being a 'build-up and spam'.

I don't think that anyone is advocating getting rid of markets.

However, I think that disabling markets will lead to the code rotting,
as many things will change and no one will notice when the changes
break markets.  Hence, I think that disabling markets may well be
equivalent to getting rid of them.

I'm not arguing for or against getting rid of or keeping markets.  I'm
merely arguing that disabling the code will likely lead to the code
rotting enough that it will never be fixed.

-- 
Joe

> On Mon, 2007-08-13 at 19:54 +0100, Joe Wells wrote:
>> "Kieran P" <address@hidden> writes:
>> 
>> >> I think that it will be more likely that someone will try to fix
>> >> them [markets] if it is easy to try using them.
>> >
>> >> I think incomplete translations should be selectable in the game,
>> >> because I think that will help to inspire users to send in the
>> >> completions.  (I think it would be good if there was a warning that
>> >> the translation was incomplete (possibly telling the number of
>> >> messages that are missing).)
>> >
>> > In response to both, most have been shipping with ever release since
>> > a16 (as far as I can recall).
>> >
>> > No one ever tries to update them :P
>> 
>> I seriously doubt your claim that no one ever updates or improves
>> translations.
>> 
>> > Whereas the lack of them might push some people too (both markets
>> > and translations).
>> 
>> If markets are not enabled, the code will rot.  If you want to disable
>> markets, then I think you might as well simply remove the code.
>> 
>> > When was the last time you made a market prior to this discussion?
>> 
>> Never, because I generally don't play with fruit.