[EVALUATION] - E02 - Support for MinGW Open Source Compiler

[Jeff Shannon]

Pat wrote:

> I think the same applies to developers.  Not every programmer is
> willing to go through a lot of pain and effort just to get something
> simple to work.  

True... but given I.L.'s insistence on a rather stringent set of 
requirements (fully open-source toolchain to produce closed-source 
software on proprietary OS), and his attitude ("Why haven't all of you 
done this for me already? WHY WHY WHY?"), he comes across as someone 
who's *insisting* that *someone else* should go to a lot of pain and 
effort on *his* behalf.  Indeed, he's insisting that the Python 
community should provide volunteer effort because it will (supposedly) 
assist him in his commercial endeavor.

Notably, when you've commented in a reasonable manner about having 
apparently similar needs, several people have offered suggestions as 
to how to solve your problems.  People have also offered I.L. 
suggestions, but he derides them as not being exactly what he wants 
and continues to insist that others should perform volunteer work for 
his benefit.

Now, there's nothing wrong with asking (politely) why certain things 
are the way they are, or suggesting that it'd be nice if someone 
changed a few things.  But the insistence that he's being horribly 
wronged because people aren't jumping at the chance to assist him is 
more than a little bit offensive -- especially when he's turning up 
his nose at solutions that are close (but not exact) matches to his 
"requirements".  Instead of saying "Hey, someone's done half my work 
for me -- great!", he's saying "Hey, why haven't you done the rest of 
my work!"

Jeff Shannon
Technician/Programmer
Credit International