Rounding

[James Fuller]

Well said Colin.

James Fuller

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> On Sep 16, 2015, at 9:19 AM, Colin Law <clanlaw at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 16 September 2015 at 15:55, John Morris <johnjeff at editide.us> wrote:
>> I'm not a coder, so I won't be offering any patches. I offered my feedback a year ago and was summarily brushed off. Clearly, no one is interested in actually improving the software. Everyone seems much more interested in proving how much they know and how little others know about the holy grail of "double-endtry accounting."
> 
> I think rather than belittling the volunteers who contribute their
> time freely to work on the software (which as you have pointed out is
> the best available) you should show some gratitude for the fact that
> you have it available at all.  No-one suggests that it is perfect, in
> fact the developers are the first to point out the many deficiencies,
> but what is worked on is a matter of perceived priorities.  The
> developers are obviously going to work on the priorities as they see
> them, which apparently are not as you see them.  You say you do not
> have the skills to work on it yourself, perhaps you have the money to
> pay someone to work on the aspects that you would like improved?
> 
> Also note that a number of those who contribute here to try and assist
> users are (like myself) users rather than developers.  Perhaps you
> could contribute in that way.  Alternatively the documentation is
> always in need of improvement, perhaps that is a way for you to help
> as it does not require coding skills.  I am sure that demonstrating a
> commitment to help with the project would increase the weight that any
> suggestions you may have about improving the software would have.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Colin
> 
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