Hi,
> But just because a piece of software crashes, is it any cause to call it crap,
Almost certainly not.
> You also say you give time and money to open source projects, are they slow to
> start, do they crash when used
They certainly have bugs, some of them annoying ones, but not ones
that have cost my company quite so much money.
>if so can I then call the project you to
> contribute to crap?? or should I say it still requires further development??
The latter would be fairer.
> I see Open Office like much of the software in Linux, still under going a
> development cycle, full of bugs but full of potential.
>
> Maybe a better choice of words should have been used.
I agree with you. I'm just really pissed off about it as we really
have persevered for 2-3 years, hoping it'll improve. Reluctantly
we've given up. So yes, crap is probably a bit harsh.
S.
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Stephen Nelson-Smith
Technical Director
Atalanta Systems Ltd
www.atalanta-systems.com
