Custom Partition Fedora 18

jonc jonc at downfromthetrees.com
Tue Feb 19 00:12:48 UTC 2013


On 02/18/2013 07:06 PM, Joe Zeff wrote:
> On 02/18/2013 03:57 PM, Gordan Bobic wrote:
>>
>> So your argument is that developers should focus on the feedback that is
>> rare to the point of non-existence instead of the feedback that is
>> arguable to be unreliable?
>
> Let me ask you two questions: first, should developers follow any 
> support mailing lists or forums for their programs and second, if they 
> do, should they identify themselves as such?  As far as the first 
> goes, I happen to think that they should because that's a good way to 
> find out what the average user thinks and/or wants.  I have no opinion 
> on the second because there are (in my mind) equally good reasons both 
> for being open about it and keeping quiet.  It all depends, to me, on 
> what the person in question wants.
I don't think you can take comments on lists or forums to represent the 
opinions and experience of average users.

If developers want to join in and say who they are, I think that's 
great. If they are *afraid* to tell users they are developers, that says 
something ugly about those users.







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