[Ifeffit] Unrestrained thanks

[Paul Fons]

Hey, I like ifeffit so much that I am planning to come from Japan to 
thank Matt personally (whilst carrying out an APS experiment!).

							Paul
On Feb 10, 2005, at 1:22 PM, Scott Calvin wrote:

> Hi Matt,
>
>>
>> The source code for next version of Ifeffit won't be for several
>> weeks (I won't start working on it for at least two weeks).  No
>> estimate on a Windows dll.  Did I mention that releases of
>> Windows binaries and dlls will lag significantly?  I did ask for
>> feedback about a recent windows update and got exactly two
>> responses.  I also asked for help building windows executables
>> and heard no replies.  I take this to mean that there is little
>> interest in the Windows versions of these programs.
>
> There's actually a much happier explanation for the lack of response 
> than lack of interest in Windows versions. I think that it's evidence 
> that these programs work well, and serve most people's needs most of 
> the times, in their current "official" incarnations. Not that 
> improvements and extensions to the capabilities won't be appreciated, 
> but the prospect of waiting half a year (or whatever) for the next 
> version is not a hardship when the software is already so powerful and 
> works so well. Of course, given the immense amount of unpaid time and 
> effort you and Bruce have put into developing and, perhaps more 
> importantly, maintaining and supporting this software, I would 
> encourage users to help in any way they are able, whether that be bug 
> reports, building executables, creating documented examples, or 
> helping to field questions on this list.
>
> --Scott Calvin
> Sarah Lawrence College
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Dr. Paul Fons
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