I would not see 1 dime. If you don't believe me, ask Rod and Jim. If OTOH, Dataclas/COM sold a million, I would be very happy. But you see, I am not pushing Dataclas/COM here...

As for my relationship with the product, that has always been an open issue.

The fact is, you were wrong in challenging my ethics.

Finally, if the technical merits of the product are superior, what is the problem?

If I were pushing INTL as vigorously, for your benefit, somehow, I don't think you would be bitching about that....



>John,
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>You mean to tell me that if DataClass was spinning $1M per year, right now, that you would not see a dime of that?
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>A pecuniary interest can exist without current benefit, or the expectation of benefit, or contingent on an agreement defining it.
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>I have lots of relationships like that: if some friends and customers do well, I do well.
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>Regardless, point being: you're not a completely disinterested party to the product and you should disclose that as a matter of course.
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>**--** Steve
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>>>>I think that's ethically borderline, don't you?
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>>Actually, what is ethically border-line is leveling a charge like this absent the facts. Now that you have the facts: and by all means, please confirm with Duffy and Paddock, you should apologize for this accusation.
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>>At one point, some folks accused me of having an interest in VFE; because I pushed it so hard. I pushed it because among all the frameworks, it was the best. FWIW, for local data, I still feel that way. Of course, I never did have a financial interest in the product.
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>>Simply put, I am doing nothing different now than in the 5 years that have passed since becoming an MVP. I push products that I believe in and use: because it is good for the developer, the community, and the companies that build the products. Even you, with INTL, benefit from that as I have pushed your product numerous times.