Re: gEDA-user: german article in the linux magazin online now

[Peter Clifton <pcjc2@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 2009-01-26 at 16:40 -0500, DJ Delorie wrote:
> > I think having more "consumer" users for gEDA, which do not want to
> > make any contributions, only asking stupid questions and complain
> > about some rough edges, would be no benefit for the gEDA project.
> 
> As a developer, I disagree.  Even stupid questions and comments can
> tell us where we need to address usability.  The big benefit of having
> a big "consumer" user base is that more people means more potential
> developers, and/or more financial support for our developers.  That
> means more work *on* geda, which means better tools for all of us.
> 
> The trick, however, is figuring out how to turn those complainers into
> *constructive* complainers.

Meine Deutsch ist nicht so gut...

If anyone would care to summarise the stupid complaints / questions in
that thread, I'd appreciate it.

-- 
Peter Clifton

Electrical Engineering Division,
Engineering Department,
University of Cambridge,
9, JJ Thomson Avenue,
Cambridge
CB3 0FA

Tel: +44 (0)7729 980173 - (No signal in the lab!)



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