Sorry Chris, Just make a mental note "Jeff likes to rant"... "but usually wishes he'd paused before hitting 'send'" Best Regards, Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Grigg" <gmpi-public@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 12:19 PM Subject: [gmpi] Re: 3.15 MIDI (What does it mean to be a plugin) > Jeff, > > Sorry to see you're inferring views and intentions on my part that I > don't actually hold. > > A thought: Just because someone may disagree with you, or > occasionally finds some of your reasoning unconvincing, or wants to > see your first principles before just blithely going along, doesn't > mean they necessarily disrespect you. In my world, and maybe this is > rarer than I realize, stepping up to voice doubts is seen as > valuable, and to be on the other side of that process is called > "defending a thesis," not "being insulted". > > -- Chris G. > > >Ron. > >> > You are basically saying you want us to recreate VST. > > > > >> That's not what he said. This isn't the first time a you've answered > >> carefully reasoned argument for something with a very pointed emotional > >> response. > > > >Yeah, I am emotional. Chris has repeatedly questioned our design > >decisions. He has proposed his own ideas instead. Most of his solutions are > >the same as what VST did years ago. (and we know the problems with that > >model) > > > >His subtext is that this entire group are ill-informed about modern software > >design. That's what I find not only highly unlikely, but insulting. > > > >Best Regards, > >Jeff > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Generalized Music Plugin Interface (GMPI) public discussion list > Participation in this list is contingent upon your abiding by the > following rules: Please stay on topic. You are responsible for your own > words. Please respect your fellow subscribers. Please do not > redistribute anyone else's words without their permission. > > Archive: //www.freelists.org/archives/gmpi > Email gmpi-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx w/ subject "unsubscribe" to unsubscribe > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Generalized Music Plugin Interface (GMPI) public discussion list Participation in this list is contingent upon your abiding by the following rules: Please stay on topic. You are responsible for your own words. Please respect your fellow subscribers. Please do not redistribute anyone else's words without their permission. Archive: //www.freelists.org/archives/gmpi Email gmpi-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx w/ subject "unsubscribe" to unsubscribe