Comments on: Wordpress And Automattic: A Sinister Pair http://elliottback.com/wp/wordpress-and-automattic-a-sinister-pair/ Internet & Technology Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:40:56 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Andy http://elliottback.com/wp/wordpress-and-automattic-a-sinister-pair/#comment-123198 Andy Tue, 27 Jun 2006 21:26:44 +0000 http://elliottback.com/wp/archives/2006/06/26/wordpress-and-automattic-a-sinister-pair/#comment-123198 <i>Unlike a commercial software company which attemps to ship a bug-free product, Wordpress releases typically contain numerous bugs which are only later fixed. </i> Uhm.. You obviously don't work on large scale software products. Everyone ships knowing bugs will and do exist in the software. Software companies release after picking a certain level of quality at a certain level of stability. http://digg.com/software/Why_software_companies_sell_code_with_bugs Which group are you in? Unlike a commercial software company which attemps to ship a bug-free product, Wordpress releases typically contain numerous bugs which are only later fixed.

Uhm.. You obviously don’t work on large scale software products. Everyone ships knowing bugs will and do exist in the software. Software companies release after picking a certain level of quality at a certain level of stability.

http://digg.com/software/Why_software_companies_sell_code_with_bugs

Which group are you in?

]]> By: Solo Technology » Blog Archive » Small Followup on WP Paid Support http://elliottback.com/wp/wordpress-and-automattic-a-sinister-pair/#comment-122708 Solo Technology » Blog Archive » Small Followup on WP Paid Support Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:52:33 +0000 http://elliottback.com/wp/archives/2006/06/26/wordpress-and-automattic-a-sinister-pair/#comment-122708 [...] Donncha has a response (he even refers to my early post, but calls me “Peter” for some reason. I’m chris! Or Handy.). Another writer has a much more negative take on things, but Matt has the first comment there. Worth a read. [...] [...] Donncha has a response (he even refers to my early post, but calls me “Peter” for some reason. I’m chris! Or Handy.). Another writer has a much more negative take on things, but Matt has the first comment there. Worth a read. [...]

]]> By: Holy Shmoly! :: Corporate WordPress support is evil? http://elliottback.com/wp/wordpress-and-automattic-a-sinister-pair/#comment-122575 Holy Shmoly! :: Corporate WordPress support is evil? Tue, 27 Jun 2006 08:11:38 +0000 http://elliottback.com/wp/archives/2006/06/26/wordpress-and-automattic-a-sinister-pair/#comment-122575 [...] Toni announced yesterday the launch of the Automattic Support Network. This has of course attracted the attention of many blogs who have discussed the business implications but Peter wonders if WordPress.org support will suffer. Here’s another post on the same issue but Matt replies with an excellent rebuttal. [...] [...] Toni announced yesterday the launch of the Automattic Support Network. This has of course attracted the attention of many blogs who have discussed the business implications but Peter wonders if WordPress.org support will suffer. Here’s another post on the same issue but Matt replies with an excellent rebuttal. [...]

]]> By: ceejayoz http://elliottback.com/wp/wordpress-and-automattic-a-sinister-pair/#comment-122402 ceejayoz Tue, 27 Jun 2006 03:13:47 +0000 http://elliottback.com/wp/archives/2006/06/26/wordpress-and-automattic-a-sinister-pair/#comment-122402 Your first and second points are contradictory. Your first and second points are contradictory.

]]> By: Andrew http://elliottback.com/wp/wordpress-and-automattic-a-sinister-pair/#comment-122355 Andrew Tue, 27 Jun 2006 02:26:08 +0000 http://elliottback.com/wp/archives/2006/06/26/wordpress-and-automattic-a-sinister-pair/#comment-122355 If paying customers discover bugs in WP, as they do in all software, then they will provide pressure for the bugs to be fixed. If the bugs are fixed, and the fixes rolled into WP, that helps all users. That's the sunny side of this street. If paying customers discover bugs in WP, as they do in all software, then they will provide pressure for the bugs to be fixed. If the bugs are fixed, and the fixes rolled into WP, that helps all users. That’s the sunny side of this street.

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