From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from gene3.ait.iastate.edu([129.186.144.105]) (2813 bytes) by braille.uwo.ca via smail with P:esmtp/D:aliases/T:pipe (sender: ) id for ; Mon, 30 Apr 2001 00:35:57 -0400 (EDT) (Smail-3.2.0.102 1998-Aug-2 #2 built 1999-Sep-5) Received: from gene3.ait.iastate.edu (really [127.0.0.1]) by gene3.ait.iastate.edu via in.smtpd with esmtp id (Debian Smail3.2.0.102) for ; Sun, 29 Apr 2001 23:35:59 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Turbo Braille for Linux V0.4 In-reply-to: Your message of Sun, 29 Apr 2001 06:46:59 -0400. Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 23:35:58 -0500 From: "Gene Collins" List-Id: Interesting ideas Kirk. It's even more interesting how some folks draw conclussions about other people's motives, and come on a list dealing with gnu licensed software and whine about making money. If you like Windows so much, go write software for it and have at it. And lest I be further misunderstood, I did by Turbo Braile when it was a commercial product, and would again today. It's a fine piece of software. The fact that Chuck has chosen to make it available under Linux, and I thought it appropriate to express my thanks is none of your concern. Your assumptions and implicit holier than thou attitude offend me, get lost! Gene Collins > >Hi Kirk - >Well actually I earned my nickle off of TBRL when it was a DOS alternative >to MegaDux! As for "perfect products" - there is a point where you have to >decide whether you want to (1) offer something that does a major part of >the task well, or (2) hold out until you can guarantee to do 100% of the >task plus anticpate additional requirements that might arise in the >future. I guess if I were designing a system to take people to the moon >and get them back safely I would opt for (2), but translating braille is a >hell of a lot easier and lots less risky! > >Chuck > > > On Sat, 28 Apr 2001, Kirk Wood wrote: > >> Isn't it funny how some people are? They want a perfect product and then >> ask for it to be free. Hmm, so I am supposed to pay someone to work out >> all the problems and give it away. I can get rich doing that. (right) >> >> ======= >> Kirk Wood >> Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net >> >> Nothing is hard if you know the answer or are used to doing it. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > >My web site is http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh >The Moon is Waxing Crescent (36% of Full) > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup