----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Reeves" <paul@...>
To: <IBDI@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 3:50 PM
Subject: Re: [IBDI] Re: Firebird web site discussions
> Marc Spitzer wrote:
>
> >> I wrote
> >> Shouldn't a decision such as this be taken after discussion with
members
> >> of the Firebird project? What authority do you have to act for the
> >> Firebird project? Or to use the Firebird name?
> >
> > Why? He had something to say and if I remember correctly he was going
to be
> > censored if he continued to discuses it here so he started up his own
list.
> > Why would he need our permission to do so? If people use his list fine
and
> > if they do not fine, let the market/users decide.
>
> Sorry, maybe it didn't come across very clearly. I agree with all your
points.
> I'm just not sure about calling the list 'firebird@yahoogroups.com'. This
hasn't
> been discussed with members of the Firebird project. As one of the members
I
> personally am a bit peeved.
>
> Is it really helpful to have a list that purports to discuss issues
relevant to
> the Firebird project to be started without consultation?
>
>
> Paul
> --
>
> Paul Reeves
> http://www.ibphoenix.com
> taking InterBase further
Think of it like domain names, if you want it grab it. No one grabed it
until he came along so no one wanted it. If the Firebird project wanted it,
even to prevent percieved squatting, then some one should have grabed it
before he did. It is a good name for a Firebird related mailing list and it
was avaliable so he used it.