On Sat, 12 May 2001, John S. Gage wrote:
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> b) Andrew is a zealot. That's a good thing.
> c) flames burn information
Hi John,
Thanks for the compliment - I think you are right, I have quickly
turned into a zealot :-).
I am also reminded that not long ago flames were also used to burn
zealots. :-(
> d) ad hominum *never* serves a purpose
Maybe there is a purpose. Historically, efforts to suppress information
and flame zealots typically have some purpose. I am still wondering why it
is so hard to work together to ensure inter-operability and data
interchange?
Maybe if we all agree that Andrew Ho is "astoundingly arrogant" and a long
time "co-opter" of other people's ideas, then those would be sufficient
reasons to not work on data interchange between projects?
I have mentioned this before - if anybody is unable to respond to a
question because it involves "trade secret" or confidential aspects of
the "business plan" or just doesn't know, then it may be a good
idea to just say so.
If the response looks like a smoke screen, I will not hesitate to point
that out. This is one thing that zealots like me feel obliged to do.
Incidentally, personal attacks, threats, intimidations, and torture will
only encourage true zealots. :-)
If LinuxMedNews and Minoru's business plans include "functionally"
proprietary projects databases, then why not just say so? Both
LinuxMedNews and Minoru are providing lots of free services as it is -
what is wrong with making some money from something?
If FreePM's business plan includes a "data lock-in" mechanism, then why
not just say so? Again, there are far worse things that can be done other
than trying to lock users into a "free" piece of software? Why not just be
upfront about it?
"Open" means you/I can run, but you/I cannot hide. Let's stop
communicating through "hints" and really get down to business.
Best regards,
Andrew
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Andrew P. Ho, M.D.
OIO: Open Infrastructure for Outcomes
TxOutcome.Org (hosting OIO Library #1)
Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Psychiatry, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
University of California, Los Angeles
