Re: Can't compile on Slackware 13

On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 8:49 PM, Gene Heskett <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sunday 25 April 2010, Shlomo Katz wrote:
>>> That strikes me as re-inventing the wheel.  Kino already Just Works(TM).
>>
>>I agree! Kino is great. Period. I have tried many other editors and they
>>cannot compare, either because they don't include necessary features (such
>>as capture, timedate stamps), or they crash all the time on my low end
>>system (kdenlive, lives). I do, however, have high hopes for OpenShot, and
>>am eagerly anticipating the next release.
>>
>>As everyone knows, the software reflects the abilities of the programmer
>>(like good literature is a reflection of the author's literary worth), and
>>we have obviously been spoiled by Dan. It's a sad statement of free
>> software that it's prone to sudden disappearances. But then, no ones
>> paying Dan to sit up all night and develop Kino, and he has expenses like
>> everyone else. Still, I disagree that Kino shouldn't be continued. It
>> doesn't make sense to leave such a gem to rot in the wasteland of frozen
>> packages. Could you see Apple one day saying, "Sorry, we have decided not
>> to continue with Final Cut"? I know one can't compare the two, but really:
>> I use Kino to edit movies under tight deadlines, and in place of FC.
>>
>>I don't know what to say, because this is really an issue. Perhaps a
>>rethinking of free software, and something to compensate the developers for
>>their work?
>>
>>SK
>>
> This is one of those cases where we should count noses, and see if there are
> enough of us, so that if Dan opened a paypal accnt, and asked each user to
> donate a $20 bill, something I can afford from time to time, and would feel
> good doing it.
>
> The question then is: Are there enough of us to make it worthwhile for Dan?
>
> I cannot even offer a SWAG on that.

I'm in.

-- 
Carl K

------------------------------------------------------------------------------