[Scribus] It's what people don't tell you... (WAS: Re: Why do?)

[Nicholas Vettese]

So I was proven wrong... <Hangs head in shame>

Adobe has received a ton of press lately for their role in dealing with the 
community.  I was trying to head in a different direction than MS, so I 
picked Adobe.  I think Adobe is growing up, and they can see the road ahead 
of them.

You are right though.  Each piece of software has their own place.   That is 
the freedom of choice.

Nick


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Jason Jordan" <johnxj at comcast.net>
To: <scribus at nashi.altmuehlnet.de>
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 8:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Scribus] It's what people don't tell you... (WAS: Re: Why do?)


> On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 07:20:09 -0400
> "Nicholas Vettese" <nvettese at pdistributors.com> dijo:
>
>> With InDesign, there is no where to go to really voice your opinion. 
>> There
>> are no websites, or mailing list, that will give you the support you get
>> here.  If you were to find a developer of InDesign, do you think you 
>> would
>> be able to tell them what they are doing wrong???  Probably not.
>
> Several Adobe employees participate in e-lists. There is one for
> InDesign: <indesign at lists.blueworld.com>. More than once suggestions on
> the InDesign list have made it into the product and have also effected
> changes to Adobe's pricing and marketing. Adobe also spends millions on
> opinion polls and research to find out what people want.
>
> I know zero about programming. Once I needed a script written for
> InDesign. One of the Adobe employees literally wrote the script for me
> (several pages of code). It is true that the contact with Adobe is not
> direct, as it is here. It is untrue that there is no way to communicate
> with them, that your pleas are unheard, or that there is no direct
> support.
>
> InDesign and Scribus fulfill different roles. Each has its place. I am
> hoping that Scribus will eventually have all the capabilities of
> InDesign because, while Adobe is much better than many software
> vendors, their future plans rankle me. I prefer open source. But not
> everyone does. We all have different needs.
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