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Subject: Re: Rockbox Weirdness

Re: Rockbox Weirdness

From: Rocker <rocker_at_shaw.ca>
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 18:23:39 -0700

Hi Tom you wrote:
It would be nice to have the patches applied to the current CVS, but I
don't think I could take all the frustration of trying to get them
applied by the dev team and seeing then slowly rot away in the patch
tracker.

I can dig that but I'm sure that a feature enhancement would be given
greater priority since it already exists?

Do you know there are 207 patches in there, some dating back to 2003?

No I did not know that. However, I think we can all agree that some of
those ideas will never become part of rockbox and will just sit there
getting older.

I saw what happened with the original bookmarking patch - started in
2002, finally included 2004.

This happens with a volunteer project but once it's done you are a
contributor with all the accompanying glory.

Life's too short.

That, we can surely see eye to eye on. Well, maybe not LOL!

Cheers...rocker


----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Cole" <tcole_at_xtra.co.nz>
To: "Rockbox" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 4:39 PM
Subject: Re: Rockbox Weirdness


On Wed, 22 Feb 2006 15:22:45 -0700, Rocker <rocker_at_shaw.ca> wrote:

>>Hi Tom you wrote:
>>The voice enhancements to the Recent Bookmarks screen are built on my
>>previous display and usability enhancements. It would seem strange for
>>the blind users to get more information than the sighted people!
>
>Um? Why not? It's usually the other way around. Keep in mind that all
>plugins, games, txt files and I'm sure, much much more are currently not
>accessible to blind users? Why not clean up your patch and send it to the
>team? You will be doing a great service to a small but valued membership
>of
>the rockbox community. Of course of which, I am a member and thus extend
>my
>continued gratitude for all the work done to make RB accessible.
>
>No pressure eh?
>
>smile...rocker

Hi Rocker

It would be nice to have the patches applied to the current CVS, but I
don't think I could take all the frustration of trying to get them
applied by the dev team and seeing then slowly rot away in the patch
tracker.

Do you know there are 207 patches in there, some dating back to 2003?

I saw what happened with the original bookmarking patch - started in
2002, finally included 2004.

Life's too short.
Received on 2006-02-23

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