> >From: Richard Steiner <rsteiner@skypoint.com>
> >Date: Mon, 24 Nov 1997 11:01:32 -0600 (CST)
>
> >On Mon, 24 Nov 1997, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
>
> >>Let's not turn this list into Chin-bashing.
>
> >Excuse me, but I'm not bashing Chin. In this instance, however, I think some
> >criticism is warranted.
>
> No, it's not. As much as we might like it if he were to participate on this
> list and release regular updates and port it to new platforms, Chin is doing
> nothing wrong.
With regards to Yarn, Chin is doing nothing wrong at all. That is not the
source of my criticism.
With regards to lack of response to e-mail, he is certainly well within
his rights to be silent, but I am also free to criticize him for deciding
to be silent. While this silence also largely matches his behavior back
when he was actively working on Yarn, it is also not very polite. IMhO.
I'm not saying that he is wrong. I am saying, however, that I don't think
it's a very responsible position for him to take.
> It's his property. He is not obligated to us in any way, not even to answer
> our e-mail inquiries. Which is why I suggested writing a letter, although he
> isn't obligated to answer that either.
As a software author myself (in a mainframe context, not a PC context), I
generally try to answer the notes that I get about the software I write.
I consider that common courtesy.
> This is no way to persuade him to use his time to better our lives.
What, precisely, would you suggest?
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