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List:       quanta
Subject:    Re: [Quanta] Paying for a feature/bug fix?
From:       Jens Herden <jens () kdewebdev ! org>
Date:       2008-09-15 7:19:23
Message-ID: 200809150919.28423.jens () kdewebdev ! org
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Hi Eric,

I appreciate your commitment to Quanta. But following your emails quite some 
time and knowing you personally triggers the need to write the following 
lines. 

You are writing again and again that there will be progress on Quanta and that 
you will find more time for the project. Honestly I don't believe this 
anymore. 
I do belive that you think it will happen, but my impression is that this is 
an illusion. And I also think it is about time that you realize and admit 
this. From my own experience I know how difficult it is to draw a bottom 
line.

I also don't believe that Andras will have substantial time in the near future 
for Quanta. But he should comment on this himself.

I am very glad to see that new people are arriving, hi Niko :-)
But I think this is not sufficient yet.

From my POV the best would be to declare Quanta dead at the current moment. 
This would open an opportunity for other people to take over with fresh 
energy. 

I know this is a rather radical thought but please take it as an invitation 
for a discussion and not a personal attack. 
My impression is that it is time to stop beating the dead horse.

Eric, I am greatfull for what you did for Quanta, thanks 

Jens


> > I'd like to give some money to support Quanta, but rather than donating,
> > is it possible to pay someone to implement a feature?
> >
> > In short, I'd like this feature implemented, please:
> > https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=156135
> >
> > Am quite happy to wait until the KDE4 version of Quanta is at a stage
> > where it's convenient to add this, but would like a vague idea of what
> > stage it is most likely to happen (alpha, beta, RC, etc.) I know better
> > than to ask for a timeline of course!
> >
> > So, how much will it cost?
> >
> > Kind Regards,
> > Liam McDermott.
>
> Hi,
> It's not possible to answer this question right now. First off Niko is
> doing some coding on Quanta. Andras has been hoping to get time since he
> started contracting with KDAB but he is presently also being tapped to give
> instruction in Qt training seminars. Yes, he's that good and that in
> demand. I am wrapped up in my own little project... Briefly it goes like
> this. I have been doing okay with my business but I'm falling behind on
> demand and missing opportunity. If I do things right I'd be able to have
> more time and also to sponsor developers for Quanta and Kommander.
>
> My problem? I am working with seasonal windows in farming and marketing
> that I can't ignore. On top of scaling infrastructure and personel
> resources I also have to do major code updates on the web site, finish my
> internal database, finish two internal applications, get everything on
> barcodes, install a Kolab server, hack some code on Blackberry desktop
> integration and tweak some custom field data forms, integrate bluetooth
> devices for field sales and set up a CD/USB data combo that I can give to
> new sales people to get them running the Linux system I work from. Of
> course if I did the development I could allow for other OSs using KDE4.
> While I'm doing all this I'm writing all now marketing materials and doing
> several very prestigious jobs I can take pix of. (Anybody who wants pix
> email off list.)
>
> Andras and I have been talking about planning our release schedule for KDE4
> since aKademy... Actually that's not true. We had one conversation and he
> hasn't had Skype on and we just finally exchanged emails. In both our cases
> we are going through transitional circumstances that increase demand on us.
> In a few months we will be better able to handle things. I hope to begin
> working on a plan by next month, but I'm not going to commit to having it
> in place. I will be putting Skype on my Blackberry so Andras and I can can
> talk wherever I am and communication on this project remains a top priority
> for me.
>
> As to the specifics of what you're talking about... The parser has been
> rewritten for KDE4. However what you're talking about is code interfacing
> and assimilating text. It's a reasonable request, but really we would be
> talking a form of importing probably to handle this. I'm not looking at the
> code so I hope I'm not talking stupid. For now please hold till you are
> more comfortable and please bring this up again in a month. My worst case
> scenario is that we focus on development in January. If that is the case
> Andras and I will meet for a week or two somewhere in the world and have a
> hacking session. Oh... Niko is welcome too. ;-)



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