yeah well...
I know we've just had some more important stuff going on and all, but I'm beginning to see the camera manufacturers' positions. After a few days, and after I've posted notice of this on several groups, there are a scant 50 sigs. If no one cares enough to simply go to a petition and support it, then they certainly aren't going to buy a camera because of it.
(thanks to those that DID sign, by the way...)
The effort to post trashing OpenRaw and beat your chest about a "unified voice" is many times more that a simple couple of clicks signing the petition. Even more, the effort to post supporting the petition is a constructive step, even better would have been some support on how to make a great petition, rather than a hollow rant on a forum.
Granted, I'm pretty new here, (as far as posting goes anyway), but this is the second time I've seen pretty, well, "spirited" opinions posted (read: opinionated, exclusionary and often mildly abusive...) and then when there's a suggestion that something actually be done, some consensus reached and some progress made in resolution of these issues, then, nothing.
So, if that's what this noise amounted to, then fine, I'm just asking. It makes it kind of hard to answer a simple question, like what the OP was here, but whatever, if that's the culture here... so be it.
If you do actually want to
do something, however insignificant or misguided you feel it may be, the petition is here:
http://www.petitiononline.com/dng01/petition.html