My humble opinion (and trying not to be too poetical), is that the one which loses more here is Free Software (and Free Software users).
It's a pity. Thank you for your efforts, Pascal. Best regards, David Paleo 2007/2/16, Aniket Basu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hello, > > I am sure Dr Kirby did not wish to prolong the debate in public, but > there is no reason for him to grumble even to himself. > > If Pascal uses his code, why, imitation is known to be the highest > form of flattery. > > There is no reason for Dr Kirby to be touchy about his code, and I > think Pascal is also being a bit immature when he thinks that Dr Kirby > is prolonging the debate. Dr Kirby wrote that to me. I am responsible > for sending that reply to the whole group. > > I think both Dr Kirby and Pascal are doing good work, but are maybe a > bit stressed out and overreacting to small things. But this is just a > guess - based on my occasional misbehaviour with people when I am > stressed out. > > I suggest both of them take it easy for a few days and spend time > reading something like Jerome K Jerome's Three Men in a Boat or > Bertrand Russell's The Conquest of Happiness, have fun, and make > peace, and not do silly things like get off this mailing list. > > Keep up the good work, (email x work = constant) > > Cheers, > > Aniket > > "Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of > the fact. Perhaps their pride is like that of the fox who had lost its > tail; if so, the way to cure it is to point out to them how they can > grow a new tail. Very few men, I believe, will deliberately chose > unhappiness if they see a way of being happy. I do not deny that such > men exist, but they are not sufficiently numerous to be important. I > will therefore assume that reader would rather be happy than unhappy. > Whether I can help him realize this wish, I do not know; but at any > rate, the attempt can do no harm." > > - Bertrand Russell in "The Conquest of Happiness" > > > On 16/02/07, Christian Bartolomaeus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Pascal, > > > > I tried to follow the joyless discussion of the last days and must say > > that I'm really sorry that it went as it went. > > > > * On 2007-02-15 pgeorges ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > [...] > > > As said before, I code for 3 reasons : > > > - add the functionalities to Scid I want to use; > > > - have fun doing it; > > > - share with others my work. > > > > > > With Kirkby around on this Scid mailing list, the last point is no > > > longer enjoyable, so I'll stop it. I stop sharing with others, and will > > > even consider leaving this mailing list to stop getting "this crap from > > > him" (and these terms are not from me, but from an user of Scid). > > > > I'm sure you area fed up with this discussion and I'm afraid you won't > > change your decision to stop sharing your work. > > > > But may I point out that David didn't sent his reply to Aniket to the > > list? At least I didn't receive it -- I just received the answer from > > Aniket citing Davids answer. > > > > 228 L Feb 14 Dr. David Kirkb (0,7K) x tq>Re: [Scid-users] Takeover den > > 229 L Feb 14 pascal.georges1 (1,2K) x tq> > > 230 L Feb 14 Dr. David Kirkb (0,8K) x x mq> > > 231 L Feb 14 Aniket Basu (4,0K) x mq> > > 232 L Feb 15 Aniket Basu (7,4K) x mq> > > 233 L Feb 15 pgeorges (9,7K) x mq>[Scid-users] Scid users : > > > > Re-reading the thread carefully I really have the impression that > > David intended to stop the public debate. > > > > Just my two cents. > > > > Best regards > > > > Christian > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. 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