| Re: ARG! Direct Color problem IDL 5.5/Linux (decomposed doesn't help) [message #29192 is a reply to message #29190] |
Thu, 07 February 2002 06:54   |
David Fanning
Messages: 11724
Registered: August 2001
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Robert Stockwell (rgs1967@hotmail.com) writes:
> PS anyone else amazed that RSI let this broken "24bit color on linux"
> out the door. OOPS! I think we should chip in and by them a linux
> computer that they can at least run the new releases before they ship!
There is always huge pressure around a software release to
either (1) meet the ship date, or (2) fix the software.
Fixing the software is never finished, so eventually
you just say "What the hell, enough is enough" and
ship the software. It's like writing a book in that
respect, which is why editor's impose deadlines
But shipping with broken color and no help files is
making the decision at the completely wrong end of
the continuum, in my opinion. I'd have been much more
content to wait another couple weeks or even a month
for a more complete product. I feel embarrassed for
them, and I don't even work there.
Cheers,
David
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