If you're really tired of it than it's not going to help us or you. I've gotten used to Reflector in some respects and I've certainly put in my requests to "fix" or upgrade things. I depended on your software to accompish what my regular backup software couldn't but when I find that it has some functional problems and isn't doing what I thought it was then either the software needs to fixed or I need to abandon it because its not meeting my expectaions.
I guess my first thought is that if you want to abandon it and you post it on one of the corporate codebases like Github it may or may not get attention. Giving it to someone else to develop could end up in the same place 2 weeks later because they don't want to invest or maybe they don't have the capabilities to invest. You've established it as freeware I'm not sure if you give it to someone if they have any reason to keep it freeware?
I have no problem paying for sofware that works but I'm not interested in investing in software that may not ever get fixed. Since I've been taken many times with promises that never came I really do test software to ensure it does a minimum of what I need. I had a Goggle app on my phone that I just loved and Google came along and screwed with the API and the developer just stopped. He didn't want to have to recode because of Google's whims.
Software ineeds constant attention to grow and support more needs and to remain functional. No other software will be anymore or less demanding just different. If you're thinking of launhcing into something else at what point does that bore you?
Best of luck but please don't drag your feet on this decision.
I guess my first thought is that if you want to abandon it and you post it on one of the corporate codebases like Github it may or may not get attention. Giving it to someone else to develop could end up in the same place 2 weeks later because they don't want to invest or maybe they don't have the capabilities to invest. You've established it as freeware I'm not sure if you give it to someone if they have any reason to keep it freeware?
I have no problem paying for sofware that works but I'm not interested in investing in software that may not ever get fixed. Since I've been taken many times with promises that never came I really do test software to ensure it does a minimum of what I need. I had a Goggle app on my phone that I just loved and Google came along and screwed with the API and the developer just stopped. He didn't want to have to recode because of Google's whims.
Software ineeds constant attention to grow and support more needs and to remain functional. No other software will be anymore or less demanding just different. If you're thinking of launhcing into something else at what point does that bore you?
Best of luck but please don't drag your feet on this decision.
Statistics: Posted by CityguyUSA — 14 Oct 2024, 23:09