Jeez, seriously?
I did also thought a couple of times to contribute to your
awesome Non software by digging into the code and sending a
patch. Because I like your approach and design but I have to soft
restart my laptop ever other week since either `non-timeline` or
`non-mixer` did became a zombie process or because `non-timeline`
did already bricked two sessions since the last updates. But
because of that attitude of yours I abstained from it (although
these things are sufficiently annoying for me to tackle them one
day). This might be happening with other people too (and might
cause the scarcity of patches sent you were complaining about).
I think everyone did understood by now that you do not like other
people to touch your stuff and your definition of "freedom" does
differ from the one used by e.g. Filipe. But if you are using
this mailing list for rants and personal attacks (I don't mind
the sketches for your own version of "the fountainhead") I better
just unsubscribe and maintain/fix my own fork of Non. But,
instead, I would really prefer for all the nice audio projects on
Linux to coexist and live in harmony.
So, please be nice to each other.
All the best,
Phil
On 27.01.21 02:13, J. Liles wrote:
I would just like to point out that shortly after I diplomatically
accepted this redundant and unnecessary PR (which had absolutely
nothing to do with the supposed justifications for the creation of the
impostor project, and in fact only served to mask a problem that
Filipe had himself created in his own Carla project, and so was, IMHO,
a pointless choice), Filipe announced a new release of that same
impostor project, continuing in the direction of creating
incompatibilities with the genuine NSM. Conspicuously absent from the
announcement was any kind of correction or apology for the slanderous
statements of the first announcement, and also absent was any mention
of the name being changed, or the true origins/authorship of NSM, or
any proposed efforts to amend the mistake and reconcile whatever
differences there may be with the code.
And so yet again, it can be seen that Filipe Coelho says one thing
while he does another.
I was very hopeful that his comments were sincere (even though that
did not seem at all consistent with his behavior), but I think it's
perfectly clear now that they were not.
His intention has been from the start to create an incompatible
version of NSM, trick everyone into using it through deceptive naming
and slander, and then shut me, the author and prime user of NSM, out
in the cold, so that I can't even use the program I invented,
designed, implemented, and offered to the world for free out of pure
goodwill.
On that note, I've reverted Filipe's redundant PR, which he clearly
only submitted as another manipulative stunt. His name is a stain on
that which it touches.
I think Linux Audio has jumped the shark at this point. They ran out
of proprietary software to clone/copy, so they started cloning/copying
existing free-software projects (justifying themselves with slanderous
implications of not really being free-software). Think about the
consequences of this: If you ostracize those who do the inventing for
you, you're left with less invention. If you bite the hand that feeds
you, you're left with less sustenance. I know FIlipe isn't exactly
brilliant, but I certainly would have thought he was smart enough to
understand these simple facts.
He has tried to turn my software into "spiteware", "jealousyware".
This is what we've come to.
Let's reiterate Filipe's definition of "toxic":
What Filipe et al consider "toxic":
* Being right
* Being principled
* Having a backbone
* Having self-respect
* Giving freely
* Having standards
* Providing mentorship
* Inventiveness
* Providing contributions to other projects
* Being careful
* Being skillful
* Supporting diversity
What Filipe et al consider "not toxic":
* Lying
* Slandering
* Cloning/copying
* Not providing contributions to other projects
* Being wrong
* Being careless
* Being unskillful
* Suppressing diversity
Not one of these fine fellows had the courage or the self-respect to
submit a single useful contribution to the project that they have
benefited greatly from (just this token one-liner stuff in an attempt
to manipulate the narrative by getting their cute little avatar to
show up on GitHub). Probably out of fear of having their half-baked
ideas scrutinized.
Just think about that for a moment. Let it settle in. Now think about
what free-software really means, what it's really supposed to be
about. Now think about what a community really is. Now look back to
Filipe and his Community with a capital C. Looks like a caricature,
doesn't it? A deception. Well have fun with your Community; I'm happy
to be outside of it, where there's still some room to move around and
have an original thought or two.
Given that Filipe is the self-appointed and apparently uncontested
god/king of Linux Audio, well let's just say the future is looking
pretty dim. I feel sorry for everyone who's name has been dragged
through the mud by association with him and his crew. Frankly, I think
it's pathetic. But I guess people without a creative bone in their
bodies have to find some way to occupy themselves.
Maybe one day Filipe will learn to play an instrument or something and
he'll give up trying to gain fame by crudely copying the work of
better men.
I somehow doubt it though. I'm looking forward to his next project, a
"fork" of the Linux kernel called Filipux (or perhaps Felicia). He'll
have the full-stack under his umbrella then, and we can all look
forward to a gray new future of nothing new or interesting ever
happening in Linux Audio.
To everyone who stands by and lets Filipe and his gang get away with
this stuff: Enjoy your Filipe Coelho generic brand bland bloatware.
Personally, I'm embarrassed to be associated with Linux Audio at this
point. Truly pathetic.
