Comments on: openFATE – Adding New Features Now Open for Everybody

By: Will

Will — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:28:12 +0000

All of those of you complaining have to be joking. Opensuse and the linux community has done leaps and bounds above the windows community and even macintosh, to embrace open, universal standards. While I agree that a simple thing such as a form should not have been rejected (whatever the cause turned out to be), there is no reason to resort to namecalling and flaming.

As for Microsoft, ActiveX?! Microsoft’s corporate strategy has been “frequently” geared away from interoperability, a luxury its vast dominance has further enabled; it is a relief that there are at least decent number of developers in its camp that have been more community-oriented. It is also true that the linux community could have benefited a long time ago, and still now, from usability specialists or managers. Not everyone who enjoys the freedom and strengths of the linux community enjoys poring through the abstruse options of a command line for example, even if programming-inclined. If linux could have been here (as it is now) five years ago, linux would have really been a force to reckon with. Perhaps linux is resigned to its niche, and may never reach a tipping point, but I’m glad it has made great strides in productivity and expressiveness.

By: Syam

Syam — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 04:22:19 +0000

If the form/javascript used in the page is standard compliant, then, no need to fix it. At least, we as opensource community, should stick to standards.

By: You know who

You know who — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:43:17 +0000

You mean your input form is not cross-browser compatible? :-o
Who designed the page? A 14-year old? :-D
These are exactly the kinds of ridiculous faux pas happening quite often now.
None of you take your work that seriously, come on. There is no REAL pride in what you create, just the power pride of “look at me”.
Self-respect in your work would circumvent these ridiculous problems that plague this community now in many ways.

By: tom

tom — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:06:00 +0000

Hi Nichiren,
I think this is related to Opera. Could you please try to test it with firefox,
and enter a bugreport for this issue?

By: Nichiren

Nichiren — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:37:20 +0000

I just wanted to use openFate (logged in) to suggest a new feature: add 1920×1200 to the install dvd.

However, whenever I have entered anything and then click on “Save feature”, it empties the “Description” text box and then stupidly tells me: “There were errors: Please enter a description”
I can enter the description as often as I want, every time I click on “Save feature”, it throws it away, and then complains that there isn’t any

It would be nice if you could fix that.
Browser is Opera 10.

By: Henne

Henne — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:25:19 +0000

Because we needed to make sure that we are able to handle the incoming features somehow. With the openFATE screening team we are now. http://en.opensuse.org/OpenFate_screening_team

By: manchette

manchette — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:54:24 +0000

Hello,
could you please explain why it was not opened to all at 1st ?
Thanks