ADM -- Just What Is Going On?

Posted by Jan Rifkinson
Mar 5, 2007 at 01:10 PM

Dominik Holenstein wrote:
>My key learnings:
>- I support and use well
>supported software only. Criterias: E-Mails are answered, a support forum or group
>is available and moderated, there is at least one stable release per year, the website
>is updated regularly, minor releases including bug fixes are distributed for free
>during the year, users are warmly invited to provide feedback, if there are delays
>these delays are communicated openly, or: the developers don’t publish a final or
>clear release date until they are 100% sure they can match the date (like Kinnook or
>IdeaMason did), beta testing is available but on a limited time only

Excellent lessons for me too, Dominik. I was taken in by the adventure & didn’t consider the dangers.

As a rule I support independent developers because I admire their goals & believe they deserve a chance against the big guys. And because they have to fight off the big guys I think that they find innovative ways to handle problems. It’s the same reason I like independent films: old subjects told in new ways.

Yes, there is a place for the big guys & I do use Photoshop but in all cases I think there is no reason for anyone to get personal or rude as some individual(s) were in discussing ADM issues even when they may have a good point to make.

I’ll be interested to see if you get a response from the ADM folk. Unlike you I still use ADM but I’m trying to wean myself off of the program but paying special attention to how other programs import & export data & meta data. I have lost thousands of hours with my ADM adventure & I’m upset by that but I have no choice but to move forward.

Regards to you, Dominik, from a snowy CT

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Jan Rifkinson
Ridgefield, CT USA