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From: jrd@cc.usu.edu (Joe Doupnik)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: So, how's the GUI version coming?
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Date: 4 Nov 98 11:56:18 MDT
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In article <xqlww5csldl.fsf@cig.mot.com>, Francis R Bridge <bridge@cig.mot.com> writes:
> "Michael Kairys" <kairys@mi.sl.com> writes:
>
>>
>>
>> >Our reaction is unprintable at best, isn't it. Not only an interruption
>> >and request for personal fulfillment, but a question about details which
>> >we are slaving to come to grips with.
>>
>>
>> I've been a user and beta tester of Kermit on several platforms for almost
>> ten years now, and I have never had such a reaction from the Kermit
>> developers. If they regard such a posting in a public newsgroup as an
>> interruption or in any way unwelcome I would like to hear that from them.
>>
>
> I about choked on my coffee when I read Joe's reply, especially since the
> Kermit newsgroups are some few quality forums left on USENET. Perhaps he is
> just having a bad day.
>
> -Frank Bridge
--------
Bad season actually, with more things demanding a) total concentration,
b) willingness to put up with mysteries, c) endless trials, and d) no help.
It's part a) that is the tough one when interruptions occur. We try to be
nice, but after a while there is a reasonable limit. That's why I urged giving
Columbia a break, not to be a bad guy but to reduce the idle curiosity queries
that require lengthy responses (as has happened again here this time). Each of
us gets into this situation, with nearly the same responses or much stronger.
Substantative discussions are another matter.
If suggesting folks give a group a break yields emotional responses
then maybe the responders are implicitly demanding undue personal attention.
I'd add a "Bah Humbug," but that would be a pre-release.
Joe D. (back to the local salt mines...)