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Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2007 20:24:59 +0100
From: Dave Page <dpage@postgresql.org>
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To: "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>
CC: Steve Atkins <steve@blighty.com>, pgsql-advocacy@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: EnterpriseDB Postgres
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Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> Steve Atkins wrote:
>> On Aug 8, 2007, at 11:49 AM, Mike Ellsworth wrote:
>>> Praise in public, criticize in private.
>> This should be the main take away from this thread.
> 
>>> Particularly when it's 'one of our own'.
> 
> There is nothing wrong with public constructive criticism. The problem
> is when people turn it into a war. I have zero problem with public
> criticism of CMD that is kind of the FOSS way.

Agreed 100%. If I've done something that others consider to be
unacceptable for example, I want to know about it, and I'd like people
to know I know about it. I will then do what I can to put it right.

I think the difficulty perhaps comes when disagreements become more
intense - JD and I for example often clash antlers, but certainly from
my side there is no ill-will intended (in fact I'm looking forward to
the day we finally meet and I can buy him a beer), just the desire to
better what we're collectively doing.

Anyhoo, this is getting off-topic...

/D