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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Upcoming New Newsreader for the Mac: Signal
Date: 14 Jun 2014 15:17:57 GMT
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On 2014-06-14, Jamie Kahn Genet <jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz> wrote:
> Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2014-06-14, Jamie Kahn Genet <jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz> wrote:
>> > Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> On 2014-06-14, Jamie Kahn Genet <jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz> wrote:
> [snip]
>> >> > I think it's clear Doc already has 'skin in the game' (horrible saying
>> >> > IMO - ugg :-D ) given he's posting here using the software he's working
>> >> > on. But he's too focused on monetary compensation (1) for Signal to ever
>> >> > see the light of day, IMO. That's the real problem - not Alan's trollish
>> >> > focus on Doc's marketing, and trying to pick largely meaningless points
>> >> > in what he's said.
>> >> 
>> >> Strongly disagree. There is no problem. The only "problem" I see here is
>> >> the one folks like you and Alan are trying to manufacture. 
>> >
>> > You really think this venture had a snowball's chance in hell (I guess
>> > I'm through sugarcoating it, heh) of succeeding?
>> 
>> Whether I think it will succeed is irrelevant. Same goes for you. Same
>> goes for Alan. And words of discouragement aren't needed either.
>
> Fair enough, though I'd say he solicited opinion here, and mine was
> given. It clearly wasn't terribly welcome, but oh well. Things also got
> a wee bit testy there towards the end of this thread. No worries. I'd
> just like to see a project to make a new really good Mac Usenet client
> actually succeed, and this one is set up to fail IMO, which is a damn
> shame, regardless of my own preferences for a Usenet client :-)

I'll just submit that, in the end, whether it will fail or not is purely
in the hands of one person - the author.

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