[Kde-pim] Marketing blocker collection, DEADLINE: 2013-03-10

[Georg C. F. Greve]

Dear Orjan Sinclair,

On 2013-05-07 17:31, O. Sinclair wrote:
> I want to state that to note that I am not a "joe doe". I started my
> professional career with computers around 1982, before THE IBM PC.

Coincidentally, so have I. Self taught software developer on the 
Amstrad CPC 464. Earned my keep as a software developer and later also 
did some IT solutions and support as a student through my own little 
company. Like so many of my generation. So I do remember the world 
before the internet. In fact I was running mail boxes for dial up for 
some time. Which is why I sympathise with your situation and can 
empathise.

That said, the awesome thing about Free Software is that you can make 
it do whatever you need it to do. The emphasis being on you, both times.

Kevin and myself tried explaining to you that the world we live in is 
dramatically different from yours. That does not invalidate anyone's 
personal experience. I believe you that you hardly ever see any tagging. 
Your users probably have very different problems, I can imagine. But 
please accept that Kevin, myself and others are living in a different 
world, as well, though, and our experience is no less valid.

In our world, tagging is important, and IMAP is the default and primary 
protocol, for many reasons, including the omnipresence of the mobile 
platforms.

Since Kevin and myself live in that world, that is where our attention 
goes first, just like your attention is focused on your own situation.

Naturally everyone here would like to make KDE PIM rock solid and 
robust and superfast for every single use case. And yesterday.

But then none of us has the problem of infinite time and resources at 
their hand.

So both Kevin and I would love to make KDE PIM do not only what we need 
it to do, but also what you need it to do. But in reality we need to 
start at the problems we encounter in the world we live in ourselves 
because then we have a chance to also get around to solving your 
problems for you.

You are welcome to help us do that, by the way.

Best regards,
Georg


-- 
Georg C. F. Greve
Chief Executive Officer

Kolab Systems AG
Zürich, Switzerland

e: greve at kolabsys.com
t: +41 78 904 43 33
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