Re: Creating PDF - FREE Sample Code for Doing it Yourself -- MIDRANGE-L

Shannon

I don't know either of you personally. I appreciate the input you both give to this list and the AS/400-iSeries community.

As you say below, email is a difficult way to express humor. This exchange began to look mean when you used the phrase "self-serving" in re Brad's comments. It started to look like a very personal animosity.

I am glad it is not so; I am also glad you have put a halt to this. Yet, even in this post, I am uncomfortable with things like "good kid" and "a bit opinionated" - please, these are loaded expressions and do not help your case, IMO.

I send this in a personal post, not to the group. And only to give you my considered reaction to some of what I read.

Wishing you all good things and much thanks

Vern

At 01:23 PM 5/3/2003 -0500, you wrote:

OK! UNCLE! UNCLE! I give! :-)

Yeesh!

Brad, I know you have great tools.  You've done great work with them, from
all accounts.  And I hope you end up outselling everyone in this industry. I
mean that sincerely.

I only offered an alternative solution to your PDF tools, at a comparable
price. It may not have been an exact match, but for crying out loud! it was
only a suggestion!  And while some may have interpreted it as an attack on
your software, or you, it wasn't intended that way.

I merely like to stir the pot once in awhile....:-)  and in any
event...email is a terrible form of communication as no one can see you
smile, or wink or nudge.....ah well.... a dry sense of humor is not
necessarily a good thing in an email mailing list....

Also, I should have known better than to suggest a non-AS/400 solution in an
AS/400 list!

For anyone who may have gotten the wrong impression...I've known Brad
professionally for about 5 years and I've always had nothing but respect for
him and his work. He's a good kid, if a bit opinionated (ha!).  Brad should
feel proud that so many of you came to his defense...even though he wasn't
actually being attacked. At least not by me.

And if you don't want to have to do ANY programming...then you should
definitely check out his great software tools at www.bvstools.com.  They are
worth their weight in gold.  (The above endorsement was in no way
commissioned, compensated or paid for in any way by Brad
Stone....however...Brad, if you need a deposit slip for my bank account,
please let me know. :-))

OK Now...Everyone...take a deep breath...breathe...breathe....and
exhale.......

Shannon O'Donnell