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Re: Last Thoth?

From Lloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.apps, comp.sys.mac.comm, comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Last Thoth?
Date 2013-12-19 17:31 -0600
Message-ID <bhhdukFfa71U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References <091220130719558666%michelle@michelle.org> <vilain-9F02F8.09082309122013@news.individual.net> <bhg8cmF6uafU2@mid.individual.net> <52b2f84e$0$46367$c3e8da3$3a1a2348@news.astraweb.com> <bhgcqqF6uafU5@mid.individual.net>

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On 2013-12-19 14:06:19 +0000, Jolly Roger said:

> On 2013-12-19, Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> wrote:
>> In article <bhg8cmF6uafU2@mid.individual.net>,
>> Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 2013-12-09, Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> When I kept having to bug him to get updates, I asked why he couldn't
>>>> add me to his mailing list. Apparently the software he uses doesn't
>>>> support adding without invitation. Since he didn't differentiate between
>>>> marketing and updates, I didn't subscribe and had to bug him.  I got
>>>> tired of it and asked for a refund rather than having to deal with him.
>>>> He seems to think he's offering "excellent customer service" but I think
>>>> he's just off his meds.
>>>> 
>>>> Again, he's making writing software and supporting it personal.  And now
>>>> he's taking his ball and going home.  Sooner or later, he'll have people
>>>> just ignoring him for doing this sort of thing once to often.
>>> 
>>> Sooner or later? Brian's asshat behavior got old for me long ago, and
>>> I'm not even one of his customers. We can ignore the question of whether
>>> he hijacked NewsWatcher source code to build Thoth. He's pulled this
>>> kind of cry baby "software isn't paying for itself" shit before in the
>>> past. I don't see the behavior changing. So I say fuck Thoth. Good
>>> riddance.
>> 
>> How old is this guy now?
> 
> No idea. But when software development is more about making money than
> having fun, it's time to stop writing software, IMO. Dude should find
> another hobby.

Some like to have fun making money.

And hopefully you two are finished with this round of the 'I hate Brian' crap!

-- 
Lloyd

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Last Thoth? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-12-09 07:19 -0700
  Re: Last Thoth? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-09 15:46 +0000
    Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-09 09:49 -0600
      Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-09 13:40 -0600
        Re: Last Thoth? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-09 14:46 -0500
          Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-09 13:52 -0600
            Re: Last Thoth? Guenther Fischer <never@spam.invalid> - 2013-12-09 21:09 +0100
              Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-09 14:16 -0600
          Re: Last Thoth? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-12-09 13:25 -0800
        Re: Last Thoth? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-12-09 13:24 -0800
        Re: Last Thoth? Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-12-09 13:25 -0800
          Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-09 15:36 -0600
            Re: Last Thoth? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-09 16:40 -0500
              Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-09 15:50 -0600
                Re: Last Thoth? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-12-10 10:00 -0800
          Re: Last Thoth? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-12-09 19:01 -0700
  Re: Last Thoth? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-12-09 07:50 -0800
    Re: Last Thoth? M-M <nospam.m-m@ny.more> - 2013-12-10 03:00 -0500
      Re: Last Thoth? A N Niel <anniel@nym.alias.net.invalid> - 2013-12-10 09:19 -0700
        Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-10 12:40 -0600
      Re: Last Thoth? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-10 12:22 -0500
      Re: Last Thoth? Doc O'Leary <droleary@7usenet2013.subsume.com> - 2013-12-10 11:55 -0600
        Re: Last Thoth? M-M <nospam.m-m@ny.more> - 2013-12-10 21:59 -0500
          Re: Last Thoth? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-11 05:12 +0000
      Re: Last Thoth? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-12-10 10:02 -0800
      Re: Last Thoth? MalcolmO <user@domain.invalid> - 2013-12-14 16:25 -0500
  Re: Last Thoth? Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-12-09 09:08 -0800
    Re: Last Thoth? "J.P. Kuypers" <Jean-Pierre.Kuypers@adresse.invalid> - 2013-12-09 19:58 +0100
    Re: Last Thoth? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-19 12:50 +0000
      Re: Last Thoth? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2013-12-19 08:44 -0500
        Re: Last Thoth? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-19 14:06 +0000
          Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-19 17:31 -0600
            Re: Last Thoth? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-20 01:48 +0000
              Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-19 20:12 -0600
                Re: Last Thoth? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-20 02:35 +0000
                Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-19 20:40 -0600
                Re: Last Thoth? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-20 02:53 +0000
                Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-19 20:58 -0600
                Re: Last Thoth? Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net> - 2013-12-19 19:27 -0800
                Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-19 21:49 -0600
                Re: Last Thoth? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-12-19 22:49 -0800
                Re: Last Thoth? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-12-19 22:48 -0800
                Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-20 07:56 -0600
                Re: Last Thoth? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-12-20 07:26 -0800
                Re: Last Thoth? M-M <nospam.m-m@ny.more> - 2013-12-20 15:24 -0500
                Re: Last Thoth? "Mr. Strat" <mrstrat@nospam.gmail.com> - 2013-12-21 06:43 -0800
                Re: Last Thoth? M-M <nospam.m-m@ny.more> - 2013-12-21 10:48 -0500
                Re: Last Thoth? Matthew Lybanon <lybanon@earthlink.net> - 2013-12-21 10:44 -0600
                Re: Last Thoth? M-M <nospam.m-m@ny.more> - 2013-12-21 12:34 -0500
                Re: Last Thoth? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-21 19:33 +0000
                Re: Last Thoth? Charles <fort514@mac.com> - 2013-12-21 22:25 -0500
                Re: Last Thoth? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2013-12-20 11:34 -0500
                Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-20 11:01 -0600
      Re: Last Thoth? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-19 15:00 +0000
      Re: Last Thoth? Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-12-19 10:30 -0800
        Re: Last Thoth? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-12-19 10:32 -0800
  Re: Last Thoth? Guenther Fischer <never@spam.invalid> - 2013-12-09 18:53 +0100
    Re: Last Thoth? "J.P. Kuypers" <Jean-Pierre.Kuypers@adresse.invalid> - 2013-12-09 19:50 +0100
      Re: Last Thoth? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-12-09 13:04 -0800
        Re: Last Thoth? M-M <nospam.m-m@ny.more> - 2013-12-10 03:03 -0500
  Re: Last Thoth? Invid Fan <invid@loclanet.com> - 2013-12-09 13:40 -0500
  Re: Last Thoth? Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net> - 2013-12-09 18:36 -0800
    Re: Last Thoth? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-12-09 20:13 -0700
      Re: Last Thoth? Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net> - 2013-12-09 19:22 -0800

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