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I rather think this was probably incompetence rather than malice or, as someone I know likes to say: cock up, not conspiracy. That being the case do we really

I rather think this was probably incompetence rather than malice or, as someone I know likes to say: cock up, not conspiracy. That being the case do we really think it's justified to roast them over it? Do we really think it's OK to make unpleasant accusations about them? To character-assassinate them? To drag their names through the mud and hurl insults at them? I don't think so. My suspicion is that all you know about these people is what you've read about them on the internet (granted: some of it will have been written by them), but the internet is a notoriously fickle and inaccurate source. I seriously doubt they've "deliberately misled" anyone.

Sir_Cmpwn 9y ago
My suspicion is that all you've read of what I've written is this solitary comment, and have no idea what my complaints are.
- grzm 9y ago
  You're probably right. People don't always track down what people have posted elsewhere, even if it's further down the thread. This would seem to be an opportunity to share your complaints, or perhaps just let it drop.
  - Sir_Cmpwn 9y ago
    You'll be the third person under this parent comment to get a link: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15238969 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15238969 I can't really be held accountable for people jumping the gun and commenting before they're informed.
    - bartread 9y ago
      And I still maintain: cock up, not conspiracy. Maybe they haven't handled the transition brilliantly. So what? Either use Caddy, or don't. To your point that there's no indication that the project is open source: there are at least two links to the GitHub project on the homepage. And as for the trademark removal from forks, that's sort of fair enough.
      - Sir_Cmpwn 9y ago
        I didn't say it was a conspiracy. What makes you think I did? I said they were jerks and instead of apologizing they played the victim and mined for sympathy.
        bartread 9y ago
        Mate, it's a turn of phrase: a more colourful expression of Hanlon's razor. Are you being deliberately obtuse? They're not "mining for sympathy": they've clarified their position and taken responsibility for handling the situation poorly. Maybe stop interpreting everything you read in the worst possible light?
    - grzm 9y ago
      Thanks. I'm sure that's helpful for the member you responded to and anyone else following the discussion. And you're right. You can't be held accountable for people jumping the gun. Regardless of how they comment or their lack of preparedness, you are responsible for how you yourself respond. And part of that is hopefully to assist when people are uninformed. Thanks again for the link!

Sir_Cmpwn 9y ago

My suspicion is that all you've read of what I've written is this solitary comment, and have no idea what my complaints are.

grzm 9y ago
You're probably right. People don't always track down what people have posted elsewhere, even if it's further down the thread. This would seem to be an opportunity to share your complaints, or perhaps just let it drop.
- Sir_Cmpwn 9y ago
  You'll be the third person under this parent comment to get a link: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15238969 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15238969 I can't really be held accountable for people jumping the gun and commenting before they're informed.
  - bartread 9y ago
    And I still maintain: cock up, not conspiracy. Maybe they haven't handled the transition brilliantly. So what? Either use Caddy, or don't. To your point that there's no indication that the project is open source: there are at least two links to the GitHub project on the homepage. And as for the trademark removal from forks, that's sort of fair enough.
    - Sir_Cmpwn 9y ago
      I didn't say it was a conspiracy. What makes you think I did? I said they were jerks and instead of apologizing they played the victim and mined for sympathy.
      - bartread 9y ago
        Mate, it's a turn of phrase: a more colourful expression of Hanlon's razor. Are you being deliberately obtuse? They're not "mining for sympathy": they've clarified their position and taken responsibility for handling the situation poorly. Maybe stop interpreting everything you read in the worst possible light?
  - grzm 9y ago
    Thanks. I'm sure that's helpful for the member you responded to and anyone else following the discussion. And you're right. You can't be held accountable for people jumping the gun. Regardless of how they comment or their lack of preparedness, you are responsible for how you yourself respond. And part of that is hopefully to assist when people are uninformed. Thanks again for the link!