Re: not just a labor of love

"Lex Spoon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Fred, you have mistaken me.  I sincerely wish you the best with your
> endeavors, including Bridge Base and Bridge Base Online.  I'd even buy
> a copy of Bridge Master myself, if I could conveniently run it.
>
> I just wanted to point out that BBO is not a public service.  You
> actually agreed with this, so what is the hostility about?

The hostility is about being (incorrectly) told what
I am and why I do things. Let me clarify:

I wrote the BBO program because I thought it was
a program that should be written.

BBO is free because I want it to be free.

BBO is financed by the sale of software but it was
not created for the purpose of selling software.

At this point in time BBO runs only under Windows
because I do not have the time to make it run under
other platforms.

> If you ever change your mind, and decide you really do want BBO to be
> some gift to the world, then there are many ways you could make it be
> this without messing up either your work schedule nor your current
> commercial endeavors.  But I am not saying you should do such a thing.

I am not trying to "give the world a gift". I am trying
to help make bridge more popular and to be able to
enjoy my life and work at the same time.

> I am simply saying that if you have not done such a thing, people
> should not pretend that you have.

I don't really care what other people think of me, but
I do not like it when people post incorrect statements
about me in a public forum.

> Good luck with BBO, BB, and bridge in general.

Thanks - appreciate your good wishes.

Fred Gitelman
Bridge Base Inc.
www.bridgebase.com