Siddy wrote:Snowman wrote:Siddy wrote:You do realize that this will just take up DEV time.
How can that be anyone elses fault but the devs?
Yes, the bug is not customers fault, but i think there is article somewhere that prohibits of exploiting such phenomena. Ignoring that article and going on regardless, however, is fully on the customers shoulders.
I think you've mis-understood me, or maybe Ive misunderstood your point.
It appeared like you were saying that dev's should NOT track down, clean up and punish exploiting purely because it takes time away from doing other 'important stuff', and that somehow the community should not make a fuss about it because it makes them responsible for such delays.
I completly agree that the exploiter is responsible for his actions.
If you really want to have this put into perspective, and I realize its an extreme one..
Our country, UK, right now is being laid siege upon by gangs of criminals. why? Just because they can! It all started off in one place.. and the police and the government hardly did a thing about it...
seeing that the authorities did nothing about it has encouraged it and now has spread to the entire country.
So, yes, you are right, those criminals (exploiters) are aware and are responsible for their actions but if the authorities (devs) take a weak, indecisive "havnt got the time" attitude then they are directly responsible for the after math.