Please stop politics on Xara forums !

[David O'Neil]

...I enjoy a beautiful open source free program called Stellarium.

Hallelujah! They've finally added useful date entry functions!

I'm glad you are here, too, Ivan. I agree with your perspective, and Stellarium is just one example of what is right about Open Source (although it took them an awful long time!). But the Xtreme experiment shows that, sadly, not everything can be Open Sourced and work well. Perhaps that is because of a bad fit between 'commercial' and OS, but at least Charles and team tried. Coxover's implication that the market makes things work, and other methods don't, was good for a chuckle.

Best wishes

[covoxer]

Coxover's implication that the market makes things work, and other methods don't, was good for a chuckle.

Perhaps instead of chuckling you can name an alternative?

[ivan louette]

If you are too limited to read entire sentence then chuckle. Limited people love tu chuckle.

Please, limit your attacks only to ideas and attitudes, otherwise this thread could be closed by mods while it could be only at its beginnings And a very constructive one, I am sure !

kindly,
ivan

[covoxer]

Please, limit your attacks only to ideas and attitudes, otherwise this thread could be closed by mods while it could be only at its beginnings And a very constructive one, I am sure !

Yes, you are right. But how constructive is taking quotes out of context? Chuckling without argumentation?

[handrawn]

welcome back Ivan

'the more things change, the more they stay the same'

[David O'Neil]

Perhaps instead of chuckling you can name an alternative?

One alternative is already being discussed in this thread, and I've already commented on it.

[ss-kalm]

I must have missed something .... What "alternative" was being discussed?

Oh, and can I please add my appreciation for you not leaving the forums Ivan. You are an inspiration to others at Talkgraphics, with some of the wonderful things that you have posted.

[David O'Neil]

.... What "alternative" was being discussed?

Open source.

[covoxer]

Open source.

No, it isn't.

[remi]

John, is this a "last word" game?

Remi