Dear Haynes Davis,<br><br>Thank you for your prompt reply.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2008/11/17 haynes davis <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:haynesdavis@gmail.com" target="_blank">haynesdavis@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
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<div class="gmail_quote"><div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><br>another request: Personal attacks are a strict no-no. I hope they were written in the heat of the moment, and will be withdrawn. We should be able to differ without imputing motives or questioning personal integrity.<br>
<br></div></div></blockquote></div><div><br>I will withdraw the comments if you please explain to me what is the wrong with the thing i have said? I cannot deceive myself by withdrawing what i have said. <br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="gmail_quote"><div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote><div><br>Your comments naming a person, and then accusing of<br>a) copyrighting the ... protest for himself. <br>b) he was using the issue to fulfill his concealed agenda <br>
is a personal attack.<br><br>
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<div class="gmail_quote"><div>Treat all members with civility and respect.</div></div></blockquote><div> </div></div></div>Sometimes it becomes necessary to disrespect one or two to respect the greater cause, </blockquote>
<div><br>Shall we agree to disagree on this? I think respecting people and respecting the greater cause are indivisible, possible and necessary. <br><br>Since I am one of the 'common people' in the group, I could be wrong. I cannot claim to understand the technical world.<br>
<br>It is important to be true to oneself (as the old saying: and this above all, to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.), but do you really think that writing mails with courtesy, and having discussions with respect will hurt the freesoftware cause, or make you deceive yourself?<br>
<br>Best wishes,<br><br>Edwin<br><br> <br></div></div>