Re: XyWin & bug vs. feature

[Robert Holmgren holmgren@xxxxxxxx]

** Reply to note from "..."  Thu, 16 Jan 1997 16:36:44 -0500 (EST) 
 
>Robert: Your antagonism to continued use of "beloved 3+," as you put 
>it--the sarcasm and challenges throughout your msg--introduce an 
>element to this list that I find disturbing... 
 
>Absent a presence here that demands civility, must we draw up sides 
>on even this? 
 
>So what's your beef? 
 
Get off it, Annie. Fresh from your latest "dumbfounding" persecution of a 
certain individual, you're accusing _me_ of disturbing _you_? How 
highminded. And selective. I don't feel that I 
have a lot to apologize for. I try to be helpful, to the extent that I 
have time. I respect clear & concise solutions, enjoy factual debate. 
People ask lucid questions, if I know the answer I shoot for a clear pithy
response. I could care less what version of a program you, or anyone, 
uses. Have I _ever_ critiqued or intervened in any of your 3+ solutions 
(except in privacy and with, I think, some delicacy)? Excuse me! But I 
have opinions, and intend to express them. Like you. And I despise people 
who nag and complain and nitpick unconstructively, such that anyone who 
tries to help begins to feel more like a wet nurse or a counseling service 
than a collegial tech helper. I could tear a few messages apart to prove 
my point, but -- it's a bore, and frankly I am plenty uncomfortable with 
real personal attacks. Unless the other guy starts it. Like you just did. 
Spewing that pompous cant about "XyWrite is about change". You don't say! 
The Clintonian resonance of it! Then I kind of relish a response. 
Equal time for "unhappy personal experiences with 3+"!...

You wanna prolong this, or just drop it here? 
 
I propose that you say what you want, the way you want, and I do the same.

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Robert Holmgren 
holmgren@xxxxxxxx 
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