[Qgis-user] bugfix and cheating

[Mats Elfström]

Hi Paolo.

This is bad.
I would expect Mr Coats to explain himself.

Mats.E

2010/2/8 Paolo Cavallini <cavallini at faunalia.it>

> Hi all.
> As many of you know, our bug fixing initiative is very successful: with
> very limited
> investments several users have been able to have their bugs fixed in a very
> short
> time. Of course, the entire project is based on hard work, volunteering,
> goodwill,
> and trust. This generally works very well.
> Unfortunately I have to point out an unpleasant experience: one user (Greg
> Coats)
> requested a bug fix, relative to a slow start up, and on date 21.1.2010
> offered:
> "I will provide $1,000.00 for a verifiably solution that yields start up
> times from
> .qgs project files of no more than 30 seconds, delivered this month, and
> $500.00 for
> a solution delivered next month."
> The bug was promptly fixed the next day, thanks to Marco Hugentobler and
> others. The
> Greg asked an OSX executable to check the solution. Next day, this was
> ready, thanks
> to William Kyngesburye.
> Now Greg is surprisingly refusing to donate the promised amount. I believe
> this is
> unfair, and breaks the trust we are so rich of. In addition, he is
> complaining about
> the project management, which is even harder to understand.
> So, I'll have to be more careful with the next offers :(
> BTW: I invite everybody to donate for our upcoming hackfest:
> http://www.qgis.org/wiki/3._QGIS_Hackfest_in_Pisa_2010
> Even small amounts (buy your preferred dev a beer, a pizza, etc!) are
> useful, and
> much appreciated.
> All the best.
> --
> Paolo Cavallini: http://www.faunalia.it/pc
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