[GRASS5] Re: 5.7/6.0: some considerations

[Martin Wegmann]

On Thursday 09 December 2004 13:57, Radim Blazek wrote:
> Thanks, but I wanted to say: until GRASS users recognize that sending
> just thanks and beer is not enough, GRASS will be what it is - merda.

well as the GRASS survey revealed (results will be published soon!) there are 
a lot of users who want to contribute but do not know how - hence the user 
community already recognised that they have to help but it takes time until 
they managed to get "jobs" to do e.g. via the "to do" wiki section. 

just to encourage the developers that helping hands are on their way ;-)
Martin



>
> Stefan Paulick wrote:
> > Thank you Radim, you do a socko job!
> > Drop me a mail with your post adress, and I will send you and Markus
> > some gorgeous-brain-wiping Bavarian Beer to honour your efforts.
> > Beside, I understood the questions asked to the list not at all as a
> > criticims but more as a call for help.
> >
> > Mit freundlichen Gr�ﾟen / With kindest regards
> > Stefan Paulick
> >
> > http://www.urbeli.com
> > mailto://stefan.paulick@urbeli.com
> > /*----------------------*/
> >
> > Radim Blazek schrieb:
> >> I am always surprised again and again why people complain about
> >> something missing instead of posting contributions. Maybe it is not
> >> quite clear, but GRASS is free software now. Irst is not CERL. GRASS
> >> is  like the GRASS comunity, if the comunity is poor, GRASS will be
> >> poor. It seems that 99.9% of users believe that there is a large group
> >> of developers waiting for user wishes, keen on implementing them.
> >> That is not true, if you need something in GRASS, usually you have to
> >> write it yourself or pay somebody. That is principle of free software
> >> development. Sorry, no free beer.
> >> Radim
> >
> > Mit freundlichen Gr�ﾟen / With kindest regards
> > Stefan Paulick
> >
> > http://www.urbeli.com
> > mailto://stefan.paulick@urbeli.com
> > /*----------------------*/
>
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