Re: [abcusers] Re: Announcement: ABC 2.0.0 draft online

[Gerry McCartney]

Bryan Creer wrote: I really wish I understood this hate campaign against abc2win.  On his website, Jim Vint credits a great many people who gave him support some of whom are still active on this list) so he didn't work in isolation.  Many developers have introduced their innovations without consultation and continue to do so.  In fact, it seems to be the accepted way of doing things since Guido says as a note in his draft standard - I couldn't agree more. The discussions on this bulletin board seem to me to be getting increasingly more and more Jesuitical/Talmudic/Koranic in their content with each adherent of his/her interpretation of the 'one true faith' pushing his version to the nth degree. My fear is that what originally started as one simple 'belief'  - the ABC basic goals - will end up in various little warring sects, interminably squabbling, going around and around in ever decreasing circles until eventually disappearing up their.....    Has anyone tried writing directly to Jim Vint for advice or otherwise? I wrote to him last year and received an immediate and *courteous* reply - unlike some recent comments on this board.    Gerry McCartney