From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Uwe Jochum" Subject: Re: Org-mode and taskpaper Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:30:27 +0200 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JgbtI-0005OQ-W5 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:30:49 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JgbtG-0005N6-VQ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:30:47 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JgbtG-0005N3-PG for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:30:46 -0400 Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2] helo=ciao.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JgbtG-0000Bu-Ey for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:30:46 -0400 Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1Jgbt4-00040q-Q1 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:30:35 +0000 Received: from b42.ub.uni-konstanz.de ([134.34.200.72]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:30:34 +0000 Received: from uwe.jochum by b42.ub.uni-konstanz.de with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:30:34 +0000 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Carsten, Message from Apr 01 2008 (09:26): > Reading this thread has really cost me a lot of sleep, but > I have now come to the conclusion that we need to turn > the tide and downscope Org-mode significantly. this is what I wrote to you some months ago. Some say it is a symbol of success when a piece of software becomes bigger and bigger because of endlessly incoming feature requests; but I, personally, am inclined to think that only a small portion of people will use all those very special features, while more and more people will be frightened off. So was I, after having used Orgmode for many, many months --- I decided to give "Thinking Rock" a try, which is easy to use, integrates with calendar software and is multi platform software (Java). I must confess this, and I must confess also that I came back to Orgmode after three months, because Orgmode has a much faster response time, offers wonderful features (of which I only use a small part) and can be adapted to what I want. To have this core functionality (an outliner and a tool for task management, be it GTD or not) would be perfect and attractive enough for those being non-programmers and non-geeks, as I am. So, in short: I understand your conclusion very well, I share your premises, and I support your decision! Uwe