[ut3] Ask you self...

[oldkawman]

The one who writes the paychecks makes the rules. Story over. Same deal 
at EPIC forums, all Linux threads are closed or deleted. Since there was 
a legal issue involved, DUH, it will be all quiet until it's resolved or 
a work around is found. What, you never had meetings with lawyers? The 
first thing they say is no discussions outside this room or it will 
effect your wallet. Just like those non disclosure agreements everyone 
signs. It only takes a minute to breach a contract.

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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