Re: Fw: Flames

["Bill Kearney" <wkearney99@hotmail.com>]

--- In syndication@y..., "Dave Winer" <dave@u...> wrote:
> Just to let you guys know that we're breaking some new ground on 
Scripting
> News in covering Central Asia, Europe, and lots of voices that have 
not made
> it into the weblog world yet. I have no idea, after all this time, 
who Bill
> Kearney is, who he works for, what software he creates, etc. I do 
know this,
> some pretty good stuff is flowing through OPML. There's no time to 
fix the
> glitches in the RSS feeds. Doc is also doing important stuff. His 
content is
> best accessed through OPML. The usual tone of this list must take a 
backseat
> to the problems we're dealing with, and the solutions we already 
have in
> place. Now would be a good time for the people who want to do good 
for the
> world to get in the loop. Don't let Kearney -- we don't even know 
who he
> is -- stop this. There's a lot of power in XML, now is NOT the time 
to be
> selfish and keep the old animosities going. If Kearney wants to 
help, start
> by writing some software, or help someone get their ideas on the 
Web.
> Emphatically this is not about anything vs anything -- the content 
is
> available in OPML. Period. There's no flexibility on that at this 
time. Dave

Hey, nothing like personal attacks, now is there?  

Firstly, this isn't a list about news in Central Asia or anywhere 
else for that matter.  While news on that front is indeed important, 
there are countless other venues for it.  Please, let's use them.  
Besides, this list is too slow already, right?

Secondly, there wouldn't BE glitches in the RSS feeds if the UserLand 
Manila and RadioUserland products didn't CREATE them.  While OPML 
serves as a great format for outlines, it's spec has nothing 
pertaining to newsfeeds or syndication (I looked).

Dave, take it elsewhere.  I've tried taking ideas to you and your 
software.  First by making suggestions and filing bug reports and 
then by writing code.  And I've been met with unbelievable arrogance 
and hostility.  So much for helping others.

You can't hold a conversation with anyone Dave.  At least not one 
that calls anything you believe into question.

Good people of the world?  Or only people that YOU think are good?  
Typical American myopia; unable to see how his 'benevolence' goes out 
and HARMS people.

-Bill Kearney