A great loss for the freeware community....

[The Ruptured Duck]

Anybody who has downloaded any freeware, has probably heard of Mike Stone.  Too bad

[The Ruptured Duck]

I just went to his site.

He was recieving personal attacks?  Thats insane!  It makes me wonder about the number of socially starved computer geeks there are out there.  I wouldn't be suprised if there was a correlation between computer usage in adolesents and boaderline personality disorder :-/

[rootbeer]

I liked Mike's work because he so wisely put in an auto-installer for those of us who can't perform that seemingly simple procedure. I have tried. And I have failed-- repeatedly...

[Daube]

[quote]Anybody who has downloaded any freeware, has probably heard of Mike Stone.

[Souichiro]

Really too bad that he quit. Even more worrying that the niwits arses that made him stop are now probably out for a new target. Freeware designers, every single ones, whether Planes, Scenery and what ever comes to FS are a vital part for the FS community. they are the ones keeping it alive and going. Without them the Fs world wouldn't be 5% of what it is now. Every time one of them quits it's a great loss tot the community. Especially when someone who has proved himself to be invaluable like Mike Stone quits.

Remember everytime you criticize a freeware product that the person that built that is just doing it as a hobby. most of them never receive any pay whatsoever. They just do it for the fun of ity and just hope that others might enjoy their works as well. Always ask yourself, when you critisize another mans freeware. if you could do it better. If you can than don't critisize but do it better yourself. Or at least try to come up with some constructive comments.

At least that's my opinion.

[ashaman]

Now that's a new we all could do without. It was a while (because he has always not-so-subtly complained about it) that some losers had it against Mike Stone. Really that's... beyond sad. Sad people for real. How can they complain to someone that gives out gifts to the community (because freeware is fundamentally that, a gift)? Those idiots must be a bunch of whining brats, no matter their physical age.

Really a shame. I cannot but side with Stone, even if I cannot but wish he didn't decide to quit.

[FSGT Gabe]

Yup that's quite a shame .  I really enjoy flying his planes too.  Why can't people just be polite to designers...if they think they could do better they should try themselves .

- Kevin

[pepper_airborne]

Oh well, shows the internet also has it share of idiots wandering around.

[Katahu]

I have sent an e-mail to Mike Stone telling him how unfortunate it is to see him retire simply because of a group of people who don't seem to know how to criticize in a constructive and polite manner. But it's his choice though. If he wants to retire, then let him enjoy his time off. Providing that many models to the FS community for free can be very exhausting to a professional developer.

Mike Stone may no longer be an active developer, but his work will live on inside our hard drives.

[alrot]

WTF

What??? I can believe this ,I ask if there were any dornier320 on the web ,I was making one , I lost my time Heretic why didn't you tell me, I was making mosly because you requested and some other members I ask though if there wwere another model on the web,Jesus I lost a week of work ,and no more less than a Mike Stone's model a profesional designer Darrrmmm!

[Sakura]

I was Oringally gonna Suggest that model after that original request as a Stopgap until you did complete one.

[alrot]

Thanks Jonrose , you know I made the planes a little bit for fun and the mayor reason its to make it for everyone HERE and there, Do you think If I would finish and see A PROFFESIONAL work done ,in the web how would I feel? ,Listen is not a matter of competition ,I'm still a learner ,I never fly my onw models ,its the most stupid thing ,It like the food you meal ,it doesn't taste the same,I rather to Download Mike's

If you knew this you just should warn me as member of the same web site as what a real, I ask if there were another model in the freware world...Please take a read what and why


http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb2 ... 1174590216

[Tweek]

and no more less than a Mike Stone's model a profesional designer Darrrmmm!

Mike Stone was in no way a 'professional' designer. He only did it for a hobby, just like most addon developers.

[DaveT]

Thanks Jonrose , you know I made the planes a little bit for fun and the mayor reason its to make it for everyone HERE and there, Do you think If I would finish and see A PROFFESIONAL work done ,in the web how would I feel? ,Listen is not a matter of competition ,I'm still a learner ,I never fly my onw models ,its the most stupid thing ,It like the food you cook ,it doesn't taste the same,I rather to Download Mike's

If you knew this you just should warn me as member of the same web site as what a real, I ask if there were another model in the freware world...Please take a read what and why


http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb2 ... 1174590216

Alrot i did come to the forum and say that there was others out there but certain people wanted you to make one,then you came back and said that you were going to start it......... but there was only me who asked for an aircraft that is Not out there,never mind. SORRY TO HERE THAT MIKE AS RETIRED (Great Aircraft Designer) another loss to the freeware community.......

[concordepilot]

I have Mike Stone's aircraft and I can't say one bad thing about them.