19 Dec
2005
19 Dec
'05
11:54 p.m.
For all you
B&M types out there: it would help if you remembered that
you can catch more flies with honey than vinegar, particularly when
the people are working as volunteers.
And not a word about how lovely and mature Dave is to take his marbles
and go home in a snit - reneging on his earlier statement (I'd even say
"commitment") that he'd make the source available when he was no longer
able or willing to maintain it himself, I might note - because someone
points out that he's _wrong_ in thinking that no harm is done by
ivory-tower "you'll get it when I think it's good and ready"
development? Yes, I too hope Dave reconsiders. But I don't
think stifling fair
criticism - and that's what I think it was - because its target reacts
badly to it is ever a good idea.
I'm not sure what you think people are supposed to do. You quoted a single
E-mail as if it were all Dave was reacting to, which it was not. There's
a time for criticism and a time for support, and after Dave said he would
release the source when he was good and ready to (his right, I might add,
and even though he doesn't have to justify why he wants it that way, he did),
then he gets these kinds of cretins coming out from under the woodwork. If
Dave is getting criticism instead of support, then I fully support his
decision to pull the plug. I'd do exactly the same thing.
Rant off.
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