You're right! However, as Julian pointed out: it is less than fascinating
to work on a GUI, _especially_ if it is for the masses who tend to
criticize without contributing*Footnote 1*.
I am not sure I agree if that thought. It really depends on the mission
or goal of the project. In the case for QEMU, I am not sure what its
goal/mission is. Is the project just to scratch an itch to server a few
people who needs it? Is it to fill a void over what exist in commercial
software? Or, is the intent to develop something FREE and then offer
some support service around the product?
As far as users criticizing, that always going to be the case in Open
Source - Show me a project where users don't criticize. As far as
contribution goes, not everyone has the talent and ability to contribute
- Like me. The way I see it, criticizing (when done in a constructive
way) is not a bad thing. It is what drives the project when others share
there views on features/functionality good or bad!
-joe
Johannes Schindelin wrote:
Hi,
On Thu, 15 Jun 2006, Joe Lee wrote:
Some of us appriciate the fact that qemu has no "GUI" per se. ;0)
Your right! the keyword is "some" but not all. I think if QEMU is to be
adopted by the masses it will need to come up with a quality GUI-Frontend.
You're right! However, as Julian pointed out: it is less than fascinating
to work on a GUI, _especially_ if it is for the masses who tend to
criticize without contributing*Footnote 1*.
So, unless the people who want a GUI so badly do it themselves, I think
they will have to hire somebody to do it for them. Remember: since it is
free, there is customer, and therefore no customer can be lost!
Ciao,
Dscho
[1] I remember we had a great discussion on this list, where somebody
thought it would be such a good idea to _demand_ features. And since it is
Open Source, the good developers should work for free.
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