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In lugnet.cad.dev, Tim Courtney writes:
> And I will still continue to volunteer my time and effort, but in exchange I
> would appreciate it if users would try to understand the nature of the project
> and be patient. I've always made it open to more volunteers (and I've gotta
> work this week on managing some of that, which I will).
This isn't really a matter of patience; it's been far too long than it needs
to be. We need a better system. In the mean-time, the factors contributing
to the delay can be addressed, and quickly.
e.g. What are the factors holding back the parts? If it's quality, slap on
a disclaimer. Call it an unsupported preview.
If it's getting authors' permission, let them know you're posting the parts
and give 'em a day to respond.
If it's the effort to distribute, heck, put them in a bare, readable HTTP
directory a la CPAN.
People, including myself, are getting pretty impatient with the system.
Parts authors must be getting upset that their works have no audience. This
doesn't have to be difficult.
Cheers,
- jsproat
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I've been playing with ldraw and all it's wonderful part for only a short
time now. What I don't understand in this discussion is what is the
difference in an 'offical' vs 'unoffical' part. Apart from whewre I can
download offical part what is different? Will my MLCAD crash if I use an
unoffical part? Will L3P and/or L3PAO crash? Will POV-Ray *NOT* Render them?
If the answer to these questions are NO, which I think they are as I have
been using the 9v train track piece in some of my .dat files and none of
these have happened then what is all the big deal about? It is just a
'quality' issue? If that is the case, what is meant by quality?
Thanks and all the authors who make parts keep up the good work!
Ahui
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