[Coco] New CoCo site for programmers

[Jason Law]

I totally agree Steve.

But I raised the issue to ask people in the community to consider what they
are contributing. Is it really that hard to encourage others who are having
a go?

Anyway, I've had my say, I don't need to keep ranting about it.

Maybe some people will think hey yeah, I could do more to contribute in a
positive way.

Maybe not, but it's worth a shot :)

-----Original Message-----
From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com
[mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com]On Behalf Of Steve Batson
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 12:43 AM
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [Coco] New CoCo site for programmers


My 2 Cents :)

Only a few reasons to do any project, CoCo or not.

1) You want to do it. If you get enjoyment and satisfaction out of it, who
the heck cares what anyone else has to say.
2) You want help others. In that case, it makes sense to find out if there
is any interest, or enough interest to justify spending the time unless you
have the same reasons as number 1, you just want to do it.
3) You want to make money. If that's the goal, it's critical to study the
market enough and find out what people would buy, what they'd pay for it,
and if the market is enough to actually turn a profit after paying you back
for any time and/or expenses. And, if the profit is enough to satisfy you.

With any of this, yes it's nice to have some appreciation and nice
feedback, but it's not always going to be there, at least not always at the
level we'd like. As many here have said in the past, projects are done out
of the love for the CoCo, or just to prove something can be done. Just do
it for one or more of the reasons listed above and don't worry what others
say.

Steve

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From: "John W. Linville" <linville at tuxdriver.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 7:16 AM
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Subject: Re: [Coco] New CoCo site for programmers

On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 05:42:00PM +1000, Jason Law wrote:

> I've seen it over and over again where individuals will put in a lot of
work
> to a project and very few people respond. Ok so you can probably do a
lot
> better, so what? You may have no interest in what they're doing. But
would
> it really hurt to take 20 seconds to show your support?

About all I can say is, "I agree". It can be demoralizing to put time
into a project that no one around you appreciates or understands,
then when you finally show it to the other 'crazies' like you all
you hear is the crickets. Or worse, someone tells you it will be a
waste of time or that it is too easy to bother before you even begin.
And the funny thing is, some of the worst offenders in the latter case
are some of the biggest talkers when it comes to their own projects...

Anyway, let's not start a fight -- let's just try to be better about
acknowledging each other's interests and accomplishments.

John
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John W. Linville Someday the world will need a hero, and you
linville at tuxdriver.com might be all we have. Be ready.

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