| Commercial software owes me nothing either. So, to understand it, I should know what CVBS is and click on links to other projects. Which I did: Apparently LD-Decode is a Software defined LaserDisc decoder. Great. It also buries its basic purpose in further links. As for Domesday86 Project, its About page is about project members, privacy policy and general disclaimers. And it's just weird that you think "The BBC Domesday Project was a partnership between Acorn Computers, Philips, Logica, and the BBC to mark the 900th anniversary of the original Domesday Book, an 11th-century census of England. It has been cited as an example of digital obsolescence on account of the physical medium used for data storage." is a good description of whatever it is. I have an electronics degree and I struggled to get this basic info, so imagine how bewildering this would be to a less technical audience. It doesn't need to be this way. OSS can do so much for people, if only the slightest effort can be made to let them in and indulge their curiosity. Also, before you respond with an explanation of why jargon is good, consider the reason you didn't boot up your computer with a careful sequence of toggle switch positions, is because someone before you was kind enough to make the technology accessible, even to snarky YC commenters. |