WB discussion and war

[Bernd Felsche]

Brian L Massey tapped away at the keyboard with:
> On Thu, 25 Oct 2001 16:44:27 +0800 (WST) Bernd Felsche
> <bernie at innovative.iinet.net.au> writes:
> > Brian L Massey tapped away at the keyboard with:
> > > Obviously what has happened with the diyWB is going to have some
> > > serious effects on future development on this list. 
> > 
> > Only if you let it. What is more important; ego or ideas?

> Hmm, more high-brow logic? Let me see, which should I choose as more
> important, ego or ideas? Such a dilemma. I know, wait I know...uh,
> *neither*!

Not high-brow at all... bad grammar too, but then I'm an injuneer.

I'll use more words; Which is more important to the list as an entity?
Which is more important to the progress of DIY_EFI?

> What is *most* important when people are trying to work together is
> mutual respect and honesty, in this case in the form of making and
> keeping to agreements. Conditions for working together have to be
> *mutually* agreed to, otherwise what you get is conflict and/or
> withdrawal; not just disagreement, but damage.

Sure you have to massage egos. We all like to have ours massaged.
But what remains of the list(s) after we're gone is at least an
archive (of sorts). That list will be read by others. The current
disenchantment evident at the moment will no doubt cause those
looking for EFI information to look elsewhere.

If you think you've been screwed, get over it. Read the agreement
and conditions and look at what they're _really_ worth. Somebody
else just picked up that you'd placed the whole kit and kaboodle in
the public domain in which case you have no rights.

But you get a lot of respect and admiration for such a generous
action. That'll massage your ego a little I guess.

But don't expect anybody to comply with any conditions attached
because they can make their own conditions, as it's as much theirs
as yours. You've just told them that.

I know that's not what you meant; that what's been written. In spite
of what's written I'll respect what's requested as far as is
reasonable.

Next time, I trust you'll put the agreement and conditions up for
review so that we can pick holes in it before you put more stuff in
the public domain.

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