[scribus] ! ;-)

[John Beardmore]

joseph harris wrote:

> It is a fair position to take, but it is a 'by invitation only' 
> approach.

Anybody who wants to play is invited. But what's the game ?

If the game is only attractive to smart players, should we dumb it
down ?


> If the aim is to make a popular program

Is it ?

Should it be ?


> then developers must 
> be informed about popular needs and wants.

Must they ?  As a community we aren't paying them to develop.

I think they are free to pursue whatever agenda they feel appropriate, 
prioritising as they see fit.

The seem to have chosen functionality and features well to me, but it's 
up to them.

Of course if they choose to listen to the community that's great for us, 
but I think we should be cautious about assuming too much about aims 
such as "popularity".

Is the aim excellence or market share ?


> This will not address 
> technical and focussed issues of the program itself.
> 
>> From discussions it seems that there is invaluable input from new 
> users, and can that not also extend to would be users?

No doubt, but if people don't know the software, I'm not sure they can 
contribute more than questions about its capabilities ?


Cheers, J/.
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