OSX Build problems

[Dirk Hohndel]

On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 05:30:10PM +0000, Pablo Wolter wrote:
> So this:
> 
> $ git shortlog -s -n | egrep -i "jeroen|massar"
> 
> $ git shortlog -s -n | grep -i "hohndel"
>   3799  Dirk Hohndel
> 
>  invalidates feedback?
> 
> What that number needs to be to be able to get into the "club".
> 
> Don't bother answering .... I think I'm out.

It has nothing to do with being "in the club". It has something to do with
the balance between "asking for help" and "complaining and talking down to
the developers".

I apologize for over-simplifying this as a number of git commits. We have
many active contributors to Subsurface who have zero git commits. My guess
is that if I wasn't so frustrated with the current progress I wouldn't
have written such a harsh email.

But fact is... people are asking for a 4.5.4 release. Yet the total number
of people who have tried the daily build that I did weeks ago (and yes, I
forgot to do a Mac build) is... wait for it... FOUR.

I ask for translations of three sentences for a store listing. Total
number of responses? ZERO.


Here's the thing. I don't need Subsurface for Android or iOS. I don't even
need it for Mac and most definitely not for Windows. Subsurface has done
everything that I need from it for years.

So why am I doing this? Why am I letting people talk down to me, complain,
accuse me of not being nice enough. For what? Why am I running all of the
infrastructure, provide free cloud storage, fix bugs, answer support
questions, etc.

The amazing revenue opportunity isn't it. I currently run at about $2k /
year in cost that I absorb because I am... I don't know.... stupid I guess.


So if you feel that one frustrated email from me is enough for you to "be
out" - be my guest. Maybe it's time for me to be out as well and someone
else to take over.

/D