Re: Joint user survey with EnterpriseDB?

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
Cc: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>, "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, Shane Ambler <pgsql(at)Sheeky(dot)Biz>, "Leif B(dot) Kristensen" <leif(at)solumslekt(dot)org>, pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Joint user survey with EnterpriseDB?
Date: 2009-07-02 01:27:09
Message-ID: 200907020127.n621R9d10651@momjian.us
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Simon Riggs wrote:
>
> On Tue, 2009-06-30 at 15:37 -0700, Josh Berkus wrote:
> > > Just keep re-asking until you hear no objections. That will make it
> > > fair. Make it seem as if there is the only one person with an objection,
> > > when others have already agreed.
> >
> > Dude, other people objected on specific counts. That is, there were
> > specific things they objected to, rather than the whole idea. Then,
> > just like code, we do a "here it is with that specific thing fixed. Is
> > it OK now?"
> >
> > I've got that *you* don't like the whole idea. I don't have that
> > definitely from *anyone* else (except maybe Gavin, and I'm still not
> > clear on what his response means), and quite a few people said they
> > liked the idea -- in fact, the majority who have spoken up on this list.
>
> >From your response, I think you'll just keep trying to isolate my
> opinion until it seems frantic and somehow strange. Calling me dude, or
> asking me to chill, is a well-known gambit to make my views seem
> emotional, rather than rational. What's the rush? Why so quick to
> silence me?

The fact I could have predicted this reaction from Simon says something
too.

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