Re: Lets talk about GUI and sound libraries



Jack Unrue wrote:
On 31 Aug 2006 07:37:14 -0700, "Bill Atkins" <batkins57@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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And don't get me started on the claim "would the bug have been
there at all?" Commercial developers aren't super-heroes; their
company infrastructure often impedes the good people from getting
work done as much as help ensure quality. That claim is patently
ridiculous.

Indeed it is; most of us have worked in a commercial
company writing software for shipping to the end-user.

I've yet to come across a company that will fix
a known bug *unless* that bug will lose them money.

Corps aren't human, they are in business to make money
and the market has shown us all repeatedly that buggy
and/or inferioriority(sp?) will not be penalised.

goose,

.



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