[Harbour] Wrong hbsms

[Viktor Szakáts]

Hi Maurilio,

> I did contribute tp_ on xharbour as a 'proof of concept' for a program I was
> developing on linux which needed serial communication and compatibility with
> the original telepathy API. The project was cancelled a few weeks after my
> contribution.
> 
> My code was a refinement of a previous library I found googling around and, in
> its limited scope, was able to communicate through a modem.
> 
> Now, the midnight bug could have been fixed by me or by any other one using
> it; I think it is against the 'market and bazaar' idea upon which free
> software is built to remove every contribution which is not fully bug-free.

No personal offense meant towards you, and I agree with you, 
and your contribution is much appreciated. I tried to add my 
own to hbtpathy, but I have my limits (like everyone else).

> And, it is also against the very same idea to feel personally committed in
> keeping code sent to contrib when someone finds a bug.
> 
> I mean, keep it easy, if you don't have time to fix each and every reported
> bug, don't do it. If someone needs that bug-fix _he_ will find a way to fix it
> and/or will search for some other solution.

You're absolutely right.

> Removing your code you make harbour as a whole less inspiring and less able to
> solve problems, which is against what a compiler/language should be, IMHO, in
> the first place.

For me this was the saddest thing since a long time around 
here. One does this for fun, personal appreciation, now in 
case of hbsms, all I got was basically nothing, spiced with 
some mild insult. And I don't need that, and honestly it's 
quite strange to see such low level of appreciation in ones 
work (or at least time).

Thanks for your words.

Brgds,
Viktor