[Security Firewall] Re: Off topic rant (was: Florins Firewall)

Here is my 2 cents regarding this offtopic unproductive troll

> Did I miss something?  Was everyone told that MNF2 was supposed to be
> free when the betas started rolling and then we snatched it away and
> went back on our word?

I think it all comes down to one thing: Mandr[akesoft|iva]'s communication 
with the "community" regarding the MNF licensing/development has always been 
disastrous. At one point it was obvious that Florin was the only person from 
MDK involved in the development process. No official statement from MDK 
(regarding development or licensing) has *ever* been posted on the list. 
Things are getting worse since Florin left. Hence people start speculating, 
and you see this mailing-list polluted by "add me to the fantom list that 
will receive a free MNF" threads among other "WTF is going on ?" threads.

Most of the people complaining on this list are -to my opinion- simply not 
understanding what happens.
A single official statement on the list from a manager/PR (eg nontechnical 
guy) regarding the future of the MNF would solve 80% of those problems IMHO.
Add more posts from MDK's developers, asking for bug reports and/or giving 
feedback regarding what is going to come next, and things should cool down.
Since we do not hear anything official from MDK, false information and rumors 
are all we have ("we" = non-Mandriva employees subscribers).

If I was still working at MDK, I would contact Jacques, François or FredL ASAP 
and tell them to issue an official statement *fast*. But, hey, I'm no longer 
working there so it's up to you guys (Deush, tu lis ce post ? Ca devient du 
grand n'importe quoi là).

Amaury

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