VNC Windows package updated to version 3.3.3

[Colm Cox]

Hi Bob,

I've listened to your rant-like speeches for the last day or two and feel
it's about time you let this one drop... As well as flogging a dead horse
you're also flogging one of the creators of the application we're discussing
on the list. It is normal list-ettiquette to try and learn at least a little
about the subject before flaming someone - I have to admit I sure home Wez
doesn't take offence and call it a day...

Secondly, you're not being _insulted_ when someone suggests you "write it
yourself". It may have come to your attention that you're getting VNC for
*free* In the greater scheme of things, VNC is something called "Open
Source". This gives you the possibility of doing what-so-ever you wish with
the application - from removing the Task bar icon to completely redesigning
the application. It's common practice on open source projects to suggest
that someone makes a modification - that's what the whole thing's about - we
all benefit from the changes made to this project.

Maybe if you post *nicely* some generous programmer out there might be good
enough to mail you a version without the icon (please someone do it - to
reduce the rant percentage!) -  I'd do it myself but I don't have Visual
Studio 6 (damn you Wez for moving to VC6!)

Later,
Colm.


>Well excuse me, but when I join a list and ask some questions the least you
>guys can do is be corgial to me. I was not the first one to start being
>ignorant. I appreciate this product and wanted to know why certain features
>which I didn't know were bugs were taken out and wanted to see if maybe
>there was a way through the registry to do them. Istead I was told to make
>it myself. If I could make things like this myself why would I even bother
>to post that to the list. I have joined many other lists on a variety of
>sibjects and all of them know they will get programmers along with tech
>people along with newbies. There just isn't any reason to be ignorant if I
>am asking a valid question.
>
>Bob Everland
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-vnc-list "at" uk.research.att.com
>[mailto:owner-vnc-list "at" uk.research.att.com]On Behalf Of Quentin
>Stafford-Fraser
>Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 11:38 AM
>To: vnc-list "at" uk.research.att.com
>Subject: Re: VNC Windows package updated to version 3.3.3
>
>
>Robert Everland III wrote:
>
>> This isn't the first time you have been
>> ignorant and told someone to program when they couldn't find something.
If
>> you don't like the fact that not everyone on here programs, maybe you
>should
>> find a new list.
>
>...
>
>>
>> Not when you give ignorant answers. You being the way you are defeats the
>> purpose of this list
>>
>
>Oh, come on, Bob!
>
>We're normally very tolerant on this list, but please remember before
>posting that:
>
>* James Weatherall wrote WinVNC.  You were unable to do so. And it
>requires a lot more than just 'learning visual basic'. So be careful who
>you call 'ignorant'.
>
>* He spent a very large amount of time writing it, including putting in
>many features that we didn't need, but which other people wanted.  He
>would rather be working on his PhD.
>
>* Telling him to 'find a new list' might not help (though it did give us
>a good laugh).
>
>* We explain in the FAQ why the feature you want is not there.
>
>* We gave it to you for free...
>
>Quentin
>--
>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>Dr Quentin Stafford-Fraser
>AT&T Laboratories Cambridge
>http://www.uk.research.att.com/~qsf
>
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