Posted by burn2157 on July 06, 1998 at 01:41:16:
In Reply to: Re: On Forcebuilder... posted by CosmoDNA on July 05, 1998 at 03:07:56:
: I'm pretty new to the whole JK editing community, so when I
: checked out the new Forcebuilder page and saw all the
: hub bub, I was hesitant to open my mouth at all...
: But now that the floodgates are open, I can give my two
: cents =)
: I read through the FB message board, and the terms
: "walking on eggshells" and "kissing up" came to mind...
: It really seemed like folks were over-extending themselves
: so the kid with the ball wouldn't go home.
: Just because someone writes a program doesn't make them good
: at business. It seems this is the case here, after seeing
: the requests (demands?) of Mr. Welander (sp?) that no one send
: hate mail and no one...misspell...the name of his program. (This
: one completely baffled me.) When things like this happen, it's hard
: not to place aggression on the person instead of the "company."
: I'm sure I could find a few things to bash this guy on, but I'll try
: not to. But his way of conducting business, even with a freeware program
: ("might be freeware," actually), is kinda sad. I'm sure Alexi and YES,
: even the makers of JKedit get plenty of flack and annoyances (we've
: all seen the whiners on the message boards), but they go on and continue
: to put out their products.
: Hm? Wuzzat? A point?
: Ummm...
: Naw, just felt like saying something, so there it is...Jerks and flamers, etc.
: are just a fact of life in the on-line world, and most people realize it sooner
: or later...and some don't, apparently.
: CosmoDNA
As I said in another post, I can remember Mattias from his last outing in the community. To show you how insane he is about the spellling thing, I'll give you an example that was the final straw with me. Some guy was complementing him on the work he had done with Force Builder. And how did Mattias respond? With a "thanks for your support?" Or "glad you like my work?" NO, He starts bi+ching the guy out about misspelling the name of his product - which now he seems to think is a violation of copyrights. I couldn't take anymore of his attitude. And it's clear he hasn't changed. The only posts on his forum are (mainly) people ass kissing just to keep him happy. Yeah, I liked Force Builder. But if the fear of him revoking his license (and thereby making his product illegal) is gonna constantly hang over our heads, I don't want his program. And lots of people don't like it that JK Edit isn't free. Which is worse: someone that charges for a program or someone that can't make up his mind about releasing it or not. Paying for JK Edit is not big deal to me. Wedit (Ole's Dark Forces editor) was shareware. Anyway, end of rant....