seanadams;268581 Wrote: > I feel like agreeing with you on some level, but I'm not sure what you > mean by that. > > The source code is readable by anyone, by writeable by only a very > select few. I don't think any useful analogy can be made.
sorry, lets consider it a bad metaphor. i just meant it in a very abstract sense, ie. the code isn't proprietary, why should the forum be? (i'm no george will) seanadams;268581 Wrote: > I hope you don't think that's what I was suggesting. Criticism is great, > but there is a constructive and helpful way to go about it. I don't > think that profanity and flaming should be accepted, whatever the > subject matter. no, not at all! i was quoting you to make and expand on that point to others, basically the people agreeing with the OP, and i definitely agree on profanity and flaming, its just that "criticism" is very broad... what i see as constructive someone else might be offended by. i just get the feeling that some here think "sucks" is beyond the pale, and thats what i consider orwellian. -- MrSinatra www.LION-Radio.org Using: Squeezebox2 w/SS 6.5.5 (beta!?) - Win XP Pro SP2 - 3.2ghz / 2gig ram - D-Link DIR-655 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MrSinatra's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2336 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43308 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss