by Rachael » Sun Jul 08, 2018 1:29 am
That is a very disingenuous statement, which completely disregards that there's a bit of nuance behind the "no" answer. While it is not always clear why he gives the answer - I can tell you if there is more of a technical reason for it than a philosophical one - it can usually be reversed when someone else does the work. But it has to be done correctly, it can't just be ham-fisted, which is why a lot of such efforts end up being rejected.
If he's philosophically in support of an idea, and is able to see technical merits behind it, it's worth it to see if someone who is knowledgeable enough to do the work to do so.
Remember - ZDoom, as a whole, has never been the work of a single developer. More often than not, Graf's "No" answers are a simple indication of his desire not to work on a feature, more than it is a desire not to have it.
That is a very disingenuous statement, which completely disregards that there's a bit of nuance behind the "no" answer. While it is not always clear why he gives the answer - I can tell you if there is more of a technical reason for it than a philosophical one - it can usually be reversed when someone else does the work. But it has to be done correctly, it can't just be ham-fisted, which is why a lot of such efforts end up being rejected.
If he's philosophically in support of an idea, and is able to see technical merits behind it, it's worth it to see if someone who is knowledgeable enough to do the work to do so.
Remember - ZDoom, as a whole, has never been the work of a single developer. More often than not, Graf's "No" answers are a simple indication of his desire not to [i]work[/i] on a feature, more than it is a desire not to have it.