The FP Room - yay or nay?

[Walter Vaughan]

John Esak wrote:

> Does the FP Room add
> to, or detract from this mailing list? 

It's been the only place that I know of that TPTB at fpTech have communicated 
with developers in the last two years. So it has added.

> Is it helpful? Should it stay around?

It's more a social gathering place. The mailing list forces (or should force 
you) to think through your problem. On the otherhand, and example of what could 
have been solved in minutes ended up taking days was Dennis Malen's postings a 
week ago.

> Is it worth the rather enormous effort of the various people who give so
> much time so generously to its working and well being?

For me, no. I've depended upon searching the 75k messages in this mailing list I 
have. Discussing something (e.g. NEXTDIR) in the chatroom doesn't leave a trail 
that I can look at in a month/year when *I* need to use it.

I know of no other commercial software package where the majority/entirety of 
the online support is end user controlled/supported.

> How many of you
> want to see it stay around?

Keep it around if it makes economical sense for you (help selling your CD's) or 
fpTech feeds you software to compensate you for your expenses.

> this is your time to speak up.

I guess this is when I am to say yay!

> I'll poll the others who use the room and don't
> use or know about this list via other means.

How in the world is it possible that they found out about the room and not this 
list?