It's a good point well put IB. I agree that language is a key issue here. I would be the first to admit that I would have no chance in participating on a forum in James007's native language.
Why any freeware developers do what they do is beyond me. They get no reward, constant grief, and people telling them that they should do, or should have done, this or that.
I think it was Kevin's sig that said "Why not email a freeware designer today and thank him for his work". How about we also give them a little room on the forums to show us their efforts without suggesting that they're working on the wrong things?
You've got Fox-Four under your avatar. I don't know what the connection is, but it seems to me that all freeware designers get involved in order to produce something which pleases themselves. Until I'm prepared to devote the required time to learning to do it myself, why on earth would I feel I've got any say in what other people are doing or in what should come next?
That means they are not interested in ever representing the Pacific Theare through CFS3 in the Future.
That seems a little more than a language problem to me.