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Posted by Sherm Pendley on 08/11/07 10:42
"Bear Bottoms" <bearbottoms1@gmai.com> writes:
> Sorry, but I think that certainly is a snotty nosed reason to trash
> software authors.
It's called "ethics" - I disapprove of dishonest marketing, so I refuse
to purchase products that are marketed dishonestly.
I refuse to eat at Hardee's for the same reason, because of their insulting
"men are too stupid to feed themselves" marketing. I have nothing against
their product, my complaint is the way they advertise it.
> If his program validates the code on my website,
It doesn't validate. It's not a validator. Why is that so hard to understand?
> then his software is a validator in my book.
You don't write the book, or make the definitions. Neither does Albert. The
term "validator" has a specific meaning, and neither one of you gets to
redefine it to suit your whims.
> Grey Poupon anyone?
Actually, I quite like those ads. But I don't care much for Dijon mustard -
I prefer brown. Not that I understand the relevance here - the Grey Poupon
ads aren't dishonest.
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