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Re: [PL DISCUSSION] Is ePrompter Freeware?
de Lew/+Silat 01/15/2007 09:51
Ron May wrote:
> On Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:22:28 GMT, please@dontspam.nothere.com (WaltA)
> wrote:
>
>> Has anyone tried to contact the author to point out that a much
>> treasured position in Pricelessware is in jeopardy because of a simple
>> option ? !
>
> I considered that, but I've seen how the environment can turn pretty
> hostile on occasion. When Susan asked the initial question, I assumed
> it was in the nature of wanting an FYI and I responded that way. See:
> Message-ID: <igqiq2ts33ma03av2u3us8l61vj1gqsotb@4ax.com>
>
> I think that's pretty much what one of the development team would say.
> You can see what the reaction was by following the rest of the thread.
> If you were a software author who was offering an excellent program
> that does some things that no other program has been able to achieve,
> had your own forum, and a knowledgeable user base, would you want to
> have your integrity and motives called into question the way it was
> here? I know I wouldn't.
>
> You can check out the impressive list of reviews and awards ePrompter
> has earned from organizations much more prestigious than ACFF here:
>
> http://www.eprompter.com/reviews.htm
>
> Somehow, I don't think yhey'll lose any sleep if they get nit-picked
> off the Pricelessware list. JMO, but I think it says more about the
> way ware descriptions are arbitrarily applied than it does about the
> program itself, which is the point of this and the related discussion
> and voting threads. There really should be a better way of doing it.
Nit-picked is exactly the correct term to use.........
Lew/+Silat