On 12/05/2009 8:42 PM, David Garabana Barro wrote: > You're right on this one too. I bought it knowing it was not still an usabe > phone, and I didn't care about it
Neither did I :) I'm a big believer in putting one's self into other peoples shoes. Open source, and the bigger picture, freedom of speech, involves many people of varied backgrounds with many varied ranges of opinion. There are people within these ... er hmmm ... communities, who value their own stance above others, which impedes advancement and resolution of existing issues. My situation was/is the same as yours. I only support Dale because I'm willing to see his perspective and I believe he made valid attempts to assist with making the FR a usable phone, despite the fact he should not have had to. Just because some people on here preach for open source, doesn't make them right, no matter how much they respond negatively to Dale, who mind you, has not targeted them directly. This is a 'product' with a 'business model' after all. Once this immaturity passes, I'm really hoping that minimally Openmoko has been, or will be the start of something big. I believe this is just a passing phase and people need to lighten up and realise that all opinions are valid. If they're not inline with yours just stfu and let the relevant people involved deal with it. Constructive criticism and contribution is always good but if your intention is to try and shut the other person down, well, that's called inflammation and it only prolongs the pain. I've witnessed this especially in Dales case. Sarton _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community