Richard Stallman <rms(a)gnu.org> writes:
Looking at the words in my old message, it appears I asked you to
work on projects that contribute to Emacs and XEmacs at the same
time.
And, in addition, not to work on those that contribute only to XEmacs.
You seem to be angry at me; perhaps this is a case of seeing what
you expect to see.
That's a possibility, but I don't consider it likely. After a year
and a half, I'm parsing that message just like I did at the time I
received it.
I didn't say before, and I won't say now, that I have never
asked
anyone to stop working on XEmacs.
But you did say that you have never asked me not to work on XEmacs,
which is false, as witnessed by the message above. Of course, I don't
consider your doing so a "terrible crime", but I do consider it
stooping *very* low -- and I know I don't want to follow you there,
ever.
Your further explanation why I should not work on XEmacs was also
"interesting", but I think I'll spare the readership more old
messages. I mailed that one because you forced me so by claiming that
you've never asked me to work on XEmacs, thus insulting my
recollection and intelligence.
In any case, in a situation of rivalry where one side reacts to the
other, it is unfair to discuss only my faults and not those of the
other side. I won't say more about this now, because I'd prefer to
spend the time on something other than counteraccusations. I'd
rather we drop the one subject than raise the other.
I agree in the principle; however, my conscience is clear. If you
have something to say, say it. You've never had compunctions about
doing that.