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> >Comunities are hard to build but before they can be built there must be a
> >clear vision and a strong leader. Right now it seems like we lack either.
>
>As a misinformed spokesperson, you lack either. The community (to which
>you are a latecomer) lacks neither. Watch more and gab less. Then we will

I never claimed to be spokesperson for anybody other then myself. Nor do I
claim to be leader of anything. I want to make that clear.

>all get what is best - including a future user base that appreciates the
>technical strength and credibility of a well-regulated Open Source
>community. Those of us with a serious stake in InterBase care little for
>those who just want toys to play with.

I think this is the wrong attitude for building a community. Your concept
of community must be expanded to include the end users and not just the
developers. Yes it's true that I am latecomer to Interbase and yes it's
true that I am (potentially) "just" a user of this database. But that does
not mean me and the people like me are not important to this community. I
suggest that people that are not involved in all the politicking and who
have a more dispassionate outlook are just the type of people that can have
a more objective outlook on the state of affairs. All I ask for clarity.
Before I choose to join or not join a community effort of any sort I want
to know who is in and who is out. Who are the leaders and what is their
vision. Right now IBDI seems more like a company then a community. Which is it?

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Tim Uckun
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