[ut3] Ask you self...

[Sir Brizz]

I'm sure it's pretty likely that none of those people belong to this 
mailing list.

Brizz

Tom Rivers wrote:
> On 4/7/2008 5:15 PM, Sir Brizz wrote:
>> With that mentality, most of the upcoming games over the next few 
>> years are never coming. :p
>>
>> Brizz
>>
>> Raphael Brunner wrote:
>>> Have you ever asked yourself why ryan or someone else don't answer 
>>> to questions around the linux-client?
>>>
>>> If it's true, that I working on something, I can give a statement about
>>> it. If it's not true, then I better say nothing (if I'm unfaithful or
>>> someone has it prohibited to speak about!)
>
> I think the point he was trying to make was that it doesn't take more 
> than a minute to send out an update on whatever progress has been 
> made.  As a programmer, I not only need to give a deadline for when I 
> plan to deliver a product but I also must routinely give status 
> reports to those people who have commissioned me to do the work.  
> Since good lines of communication are the best way to keep everyone 
> informed, I have to agree that it would make everyone feel much better 
> if there were some kind of regularly scheduled update on the status of 
> any given project.  Even if the message says the same thing as last 
> time, at least everyone would know that there is someone actively 
> doing something.
>
> For some perspective, I've dealt with Ryan since the days of the 
> original UT.  To say he is an exceptional programmer is certainly an 
> understatement.  It has also been my experience that Ryan doesn't 
> engage in regularly scheduled update postings to his mailing lists.  I 
> never asked him why because he has always come through in the end and 
> delivered outstanding products.
>
> Having said that, I don't think it is unreasonable to have someone in 
> authority, be it Ryan or one of the folks who has commissioned him to 
> work on this project, simply give us an estimate of when things should 
> be finished.  If that isn't possible, then a time when we can next 
> expect to hear an update would be the next best thing.
>
> As others have correctly pointed out in the past, the work will be 
> done when it is done.  I certainly agree that is the case.  The 
> question is really whether the practice of not keeping customers 
> updated on the progress of an important release makes good business 
> sense.  In my experience, keeping customers informed is the only way 
> to keep them happy.  There's an old saying: "If you don't take care of 
> your customers, then someone else will."  If the folks in charge want 
> to keep their customers happy, then I think it makes a lot of sense 
> for someone to spend the few moments it takes to put out a post to 
> this list every couple of weeks to let everyone know the project is 
> still on track.  A tentative due date would also be much appreciated.
>
> To do anything less certainly makes one think why the minuscule amount 
> of effort to keep us in the loop has not yet been made.
>
>
> Tom
>
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