My choice of profession has no relevance here. AOS 4 has no pressing need for wall papers, icon sets and other superfluous crap. It does however need a lot of work in the software department. The main complaints I hear over and over again are about drivers and applications. I don't think that pointing out that AOS 4 has needs to be met that are far more important than window dressing and you tube demonstrations is taking "sh1t" about some one getting a machine. I simply see it as inefficient, wasted resource allocation. I know you want to try and steer thin into "koaftder is talking crap about djnick getting a machine", and I think that's cheap and missing the point. I dropped my first comment when the bounty was half met.
Your choice of profession is ENTIRELY relevant here. You're a software developer. If you hear people complaining about a lack of apps and drivers, then start coding and porting them. It's not rocket science. It's your opinion to see DJNick getting a machine donated for the purpose of creating new icons and art for OS4 as and I'm quoting you verbatim in toto here, "as inefficient, wasted resource allocation", but my comments have nothing to do with him getting a machine, but about your comments.
You belittled people who choose to do art. Being a graphic designer isn't easy. You spend years practicing to draw, sculpt, paint, etc. Sure there are a lot of "hobbyists" that do art in their spare time and many of them aren't worth their weight in salt, but need I remind you of Windows Millennium? There are *EQUALLY* as many "dime a dozen" coders out there for every "talented coder". Your comments about artist's work being "crap" is rude, trite and insulting.
You make a comment about your artists blowing deadlines, having crap work, etc., but perhaps it's because of what they were PAID! I don't work for free and I don't take jobs that aren't worth my time, ESPECIALLY when the pay isn't worth it. I have friends who are coders that have to take jobs they don't want to do, 'cos our economy sucks. Plain and simple. Does that make them crappy coders? I think not....
You are entitled to your own opinions, but the people that chose to donate money to a guy who offered up new art for OS4 made their decisions and that's the end of it. A PROFESSIONAL artist takes PRIDE in their work. You insulted *ME*, 'cos you lumped all artists together as 2nd-rate charlatans who just try to steal people's money and give nothing in return, but sub-par work.
Once again, I reiterate that if there's such a need for new apps and drivers, since you're a software developer, start doing it.
Or are you just one of those "dime a dozen" software developers..... :roflmao:
