Author: Russell Reagan
Date: 14:36:41 06/21/03
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On June 21, 2003 at 10:36:51, Eye Witness wrote: > Does Bruce Moreland, regret never releasing Ferret, and being completely >stingy with a program? There was a time where there was buzz about Ferret >everyone wanted a copy, would have paid good money. Moreland continually hemmed >and hawed saying the interface wasn't ready blah blah blah etc, etc(which was >his right i admit but stil blah blah blah). Now, in my mind at least(most >others i'm sure too) ferret has no commercial appeal, it could have been a name. > Now it is a "might have been", not not even a "has been", because it never was! > A shame a waste a program way past its prime, Ferret told me "it could have >been a contender". TSK TSk Tsk Money and fame aren't everything you know. There is a lot to be said for living a nice, simple, enjoyable life where you don't have to deal with a great deal of stress. Maybe he doesn't want to become a slave to thousands of customers. Imagine hundreds of people emailing you every day to ask for help or ask questions or who need technical support. That becomes a full time job, and it is not selfish to decline a job offer that you feel would reduce your standard of living. It is good to be generous, and Bruce is one of the most generous people around. At some point you become a slave though, and you lose your own life in helping others, and that is a bad thing. What good is it to Bruce if everyone at CCC says, "Bruce Moreland! What a guy!", while in the meantime his wife leaves him and takes the kids and sues him because he neglected his family because he was so busy not being "selfish". Or maybe Bruce prefers working on his program instead of dealing with annoying, manipulative people like you.
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