P: DNG Converter: Enable JPG conversion

I don't think myself or others are trying to just complain. I do think David raises a good point. Gunther, what do you think about Davids suggestion?

Thanks guys!

Thank you Andrew!

I think some people enjoy complaining almost as much as they enjoy doing nothing about it. 😉

DNG is an open standard, a variant of TIFF which is also open. I don't understand why the people wanting this can't hire a developer or pay someone like the ImageMagik developers to add this capability.

Yes please

>>1Things and needs change over time and there is a valid need for the DNG Converter to convert jpg's and tiffs.<<

Why? The purpose is to convert proprietary raws to DNG for free, so users can access those DNG's in older versions of Adobe software. 

READ:
https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/adobe-dng-converter.html
The Adobe DNG Converter enables you to easily convert camera-specific raw files from supported cameras to a more universal DNG raw file. Another benefit of using the DNG Converter is backward compatibility.

YOU want to convert JPEG's to DNG (and there's hardly any reason to do so), there are two products from Adobe that do that and have for years and years. 

1Things and needs change over time and there is a valid need for the DNG Converter to convert jpg's and tiffs.

2 Again, things change over time... The need is huge for this to happen.

3 This is true, however, in the professional world of photography, the software written out there rely's on the dng converter and we pro's rely on it as well. Sure there are other ways around it all, but it is slower, much slower and time is something none of us can buy more of.

4 Thanks for your service. Im sure PS is better because of you. Believe me when I tell you that I'm very grateful for those like you who can help make my world easier. I've been a pro shooter for over 40 years now and have shot for many of the top businesses and magazines, including National Geographic Society, Life Magazine, IBM, etc. Much of what I can do today, I could do in the film days. It's just that in those days what takes me seconds today took me weeks then. Please help us get this done.

Both. 

1. The request was made FIVE years ago. Time to move on.... 
2. The DNG converter's role isn't to do as requested. 
3. There's already Adobe software to do as requested. 
4. I am an Adobe Beta (since Photoshop 2.5). 

Out of curiosity, do you know why not or have an idea?

Not going to happen, move on.