[s1mp3-dev] Actions Involvement - or complete lack thereof

[Bluechip]

At 21:12 06/06/2006, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>(I just read the irc conversation too btw, 
>unfortunately I came too late to chime in there)
>
>
>I completely agree with you. We've been waiting 
>long enough, I say we don't ask any more 
>questions unless we get something from them 
>first. They should be able to hand over the ice 
>docs without too much trouble, I'd think...
>
>In case they ask why you're this suspicious, 
>perhaps it's an idea to state that 'some people 
>in the development team' refuse to do something 
>unless they are 100% sure the guy you're talking 
>to really is from Actions? You wouln't be lying, 
>btw, I am starting to find that idea more believable by the minute :/
>
>I really hope that's not the case, btw, I don't 
>think that we've got enough people knowledgable 
>enough in the reverse-engineering-field in the 
>team to figure out the hardware interface by 
>ourself... especially the DSP is a huge black 
>box with almost nothing known about it.

Don't be so sure on that last one ;)

BC


>Jeroen
>
>On Tue, 6 Jun 2006, Bluechip wrote:
>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>Just too keep you updated.  I have today 
>>received an email from Actions. Although we 
>>should have been receiving the documentation 
>>this week, our contact is "going to be out of 
>>contact for two days" and "an engineer from 
>>Actions's CS department will contact [us] soon."
>>
>>So it looks like they have just bought 
>>themselves _another_ week.  (Have I stopped looking surprised yet?)
>>
>>We/I have also been told that "There gonna be 
>>many questions waiting, so be well 
>>prepared£º£©" ...which I guess translates to 
>>"the guy in the CS dept will be giving you nothing but more questions."
>>
>>I seek the advice of my peers:  We have already 
>>spent much time specifiying their next firmware 
>>platform and received nothing but a series of 
>>broken promises and a bulk-load of 
>>procrastination in return.  I have, any number 
>>of times, asked for "a show of good will" on 
>>their behalf, but that normally just makes my contact go offline.
>>
>>I am now 81% sure that we are being 'taken for 
>>a for a ride'.  It is my intention to refuse to 
>>help them any more until we get something back 
>>in return ...after all THEY approached US, and 
>>now WE are on all fours begging for scraps.
>>
>>Members here have until I am contacted next to 
>>convince me otherwise, or remove me from the post of liason.
>>
>>BC
>
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