[Coco] [Color Computer] Re: Why USB would be nice.

[Boisy G. Pitre]

John, you always seem to take the middle ground and try to keep  
balance on the list, and I can appreciate that.  That said, James  
Diffendaffer has repeatedly promulgated his disdain for Cloud-9  
through insinuation, whether you choose to see it that way or not.

Minding one's own store is one thing, but he has "thrown down the  
gauntlet" and I choose to call him on it every time he insinuates  
that our products cost too much.  We've had this discussion before on  
this list, and I think the points Mark and I made were arduous and  
persuasive.

I personally loathe big mouths, and that is exactly what James is --  
a big mouth.  I say this not only because he continues to talk and  
not act, but more so because he chooses to do while disparaging our  
efforts at Cloud-9.  I am not above criticism, but keep in mind that  
this is not an isolated incident.  There is a history to all of this,  
starting back to when he claimed that he could build it cheaper and  
better.


> James and anyone else don't need to give "deference" to anyone. Do  
> you?
> Defending his projects is not a "slight to others" and their, possibly
> competing projects. What a strange idea.
>

Perhaps I should have chosen "professional courtesy" as the phrase  
instead of the word "deference."  You're right, he does not need to  
give it to anyone, but in not doing so, he will incur the criticism  
of others.


> Here's my advice: when others say they will work on something, just
> encourage them. If they don't deliver, no one is any worse off than  
> they
> were before. If they make good, everyone can be helped. Nagging them,
> taunting them, etc. is unproductive. Has that strategy every worked  
> for
> you? There's an old saying, you can catch more flies with honey than
> vinegar.
>

You are attempting to paint me as a trouble maker and an instigator.   
I reject that assertion, and maintain that it is he who uses these  
tactics.


> And for chrissake, the personal attacks should STOP. It does no good
> whatsoever and sours the mood on the list. Can't we have a  
> discussion of
> ideas without it getting personal?
> This whole thread has been about defending his own project idea
> (coco-usb), not criticizing the work of others.
>
> -- John.
>

His defense is, in part, based on an offense on Cloud-9's pricing  
structure and products, and for that I will not be silent.

Boisy