Re: [GLISS] - alternative viewpoint

[Phil Holmes]

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From: "Werner LEMBERG" <address@hidden>
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Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2012 3:24 PM
Subject: Re: [GLISS] - alternative viewpoint

> Mhmm.  May I recommend a sheet of paper and a pencil instead,
> then? :-)

Perhaps you'd prefer to recommend Sibelius, which has no such 
difficulties...

> > Users are ready to accept change, it seems that many developers are
> > not or are too blinkered or half-empty to even want to understand
> > why something is discussed, instead its taken as a personal affront
> > to them or their code.

> The very problem is that some must implement these changes.  As David
> has said, this is far from trivial.

No.  Absolutely not.  What we're discussing is ideas.  No-one has to 
implement ideas.  If there is widespread agreement that the idea is good, 
then at some point it could be implemented.  We could certainly use it as a 
way to direct development - "hey, David, when you're working on the parser, 
could you also work towards making it case insensitive?".  But if we are 
abused for making suggestions that would make life easier for users, as 
opposed to developers, then we should agree to stop discussion and drop 
GLISS.

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Phil Holmes