Wayne,
I am the guy who originally persuaded you to include transceiver offsets for
VHF/UHF contesting and helped you debug the serial port drivers for the
JST-245. That's a LONG time ago. Version 6 on 1.44 floppies as I recall.
I've paid for a whole bunch of version upgrades over the years and I
patiently waited for YEARS to get some VHF contesting bugs fixed that you
back-burnered or didn't believe were broken for your own particular reasons.
I'm happy that Writelog has continued to be supported over the years, but I
no longer use it. Why? Because it is so difficult to get running correctly
if one does not have a secret decoder card for the .ini files. One would
think that a commented, sample file wouldn't so hard to include with the
distributed program. Yes, I've tried to use various web sites that purport
to explain the mysteries of proper .ini setup. I guess I'm too dumb or
value my time too highly to be able to figure it out, even though I have a
degree in electrical engineering from a reputable institution. My degree is
not in computer science and I don't write code for a living, so I may be out
of luck.
Your testy reply to Mr. Ford only convinced me that you preferred to shoot
the messenger, instead of gleaning some useful items for a responsible "to
do" list.
I'm disappointed that it has come to this. It's no personal attack to point
out a sticking point of frustration for so many users and potential users.
While there may be good reasons to structure a program in a particular way,
it doesn't seem correct for that structure to receive little explanation and
less support for its out of ordinary requirements.
Wishing you the best,
Mike - W8MM (ex-WA8MSF)
-----Original Message-----
From: writelog-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:writelog-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Wayne, W5XD
Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 10:46 PM
To: 'WRITELOG REFLECTOR'
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] (no subject)
All,
Note that Mr. Ford Peterson forwarded my private email to him to the public
list. He has degenerated to public insults, so I will no longer comment on
his postings. My apologies to everyone.
Wayne, W5XD
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