[cad-linux] Re: reply from TomCAD owner


>
> Someone was asking earlier about how they could help projects even
> though they couldn't code. For a bit of practice why not download some
> of the TomCAD packages and report any errors you (people in general) get
> back to the author. 

already did that.

> As you've already seen, the worst you'll get back is
> an email back saying
> "sorry it's been a while, I've been busy, thanks for the feedback" etc
> which is pretty normal of most free projects.

he does get back to you it just takes a while.
a good indication that he has a life.
>
> It might seem not very important, but you'll get a feel from talking to
> them of what kind of information/feedback the developer needs. For
> instance, if it's not a packaged project (not RPM etc), and the install
> is difficult, keep asking questions when the install fails at each
> stage, until it eventually installs, then copy and paste from all the
> emails you had to ask and suddenly the developer has got an install
> guide, all thanks to you. Things like that could be really useful.
>
> Guy

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