Shouldn't any software getting an award be released, as opposed to beta?
Maybe there should be a category "Best Work In Progress"...
Definitely agree about SimpleMail, Laurent.
- Dave
On Friday, December 21, 2001, at 02:39 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote:
>
> On 21/12/01 14:25, "Sean Luke" <sean_at_cs.gmu.edu> wrote:
>
>> On Friday, December 21, 2001, at 09:43 AM, newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Paul write the ATA driver
>>> all
>>> in this calendar year? If so, shouldn't _it_ be the winner? I mean,
>>> both VNC
>>> and Waba are absolutely fabulous programs, and ought to be on the
>>> Newton,
>>> but like Backtalk, the ATA driver will really, and I mean _really_
>>> prolong
>>> the lifespan and usability of the Newton, and even revolutionize what
>>> you
>>> can do on the Newton (mp3 files, graphics, voice recordings, monstrous
>>> programs, etc) more so than anything else ever done for the Newton.
>>
>> Though ATA is listed in "Best New Software", it's also in "Best System
>> Enhancement", where it's presently winning (SER-001 is the runner up).
>
> And if that wasn't enough, it's also in the "Best Software Update",
> which is
> also in the lead! Now, since someone is opening this can of worms, the
> way
> that most applications are developped will most likely result in
> multiple
> versions before you get to the final release. It seems unfair to me
> that a
> software is in the "Best New Software" category and also in the "Best
> New
> Update", which the ATA driver and Waba are in presently. If you would
> remove
> those 2 applications from the "Best New Update" and keep them in "Best
> New
> Software", where they should be, you give the lead of "Best New Update"
> to
> SimpleMail and Simon Bell. Now, if you're asking me, I think that Simon
> has
> been doing a terrific job with the *ONLY* email package that is still
> supported on the Newton and he, more than anybody else, would deserve
> to win
> the "Best New Update" award, which is exactly what the last version of
> SimpleMail is. If the ATA Driver and Waba are considered for the best
> new
> update, why isn't NewtVNC considered? IIRC, there were a few updates
> before
> the current version...
>
> -Laurent.
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