[Feedback] What did you do with Amarok?

[Leo Franchi]

On Jul 30, 2009, at 8:20 AM, Jeff Mitchell wrote:
>
> Lots of users think 2.1 is pretty great, despite the loud voices that
> complain (remember, most people won't say anything at all if they  
> don't
> have complaints).
>
>> Thanks for your work, keep it up, but sometimes try to put  
>> yourselves in
>> the shoes of those plain users, they do not necessaryly see the  
>> world as
>> you do.
>
> I don't want to guess what you're insinuating at since I probably
> wouldn't like it. I really hate that statement "try to put  
> yourselves in
> the shoes of plain users", which suggests that the bending over
> backwards that we do to communicate with users (like on this long
> thread), to add features that "plain" users have asked for and want  
> and
> enjoy, and so on is all == NULL. The reputation and track record we  
> got
> of listening to and being responsive to our users was not from lack of
> empathy. It'd be nice if you'd wake up and see that instead of  
> throwing
> out this baseless claim.

I'd just like to add one thing: we are users too. I use amarok at  
work, at  home, wherever i can. i use amarok a lot more than i develop  
on it, these days. i dont think there is this enormous chasm  between  
"developers" and  "user" that involve two completely different use- 
cases.

leo
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