Subj : NetRunner source
To   : echicken
From : Underminer
Date : Wed Aug 19 2020 03:48:40

  Re: NetRunner source
  By: echicken to MRO on Wed Aug 19 2020 01:37 am

 ec> Or in case that link's too long:
 ec> https://tinyurl.com/y3r5xpyj
 ec> He acknowledged Synchronet's success, but said that no such thing happened
 ec> for Mystic. I dunno, I have a hard time imagining him being collaborative
 ec> enough for that to work out. Likely butted heads with contributors and got
 ec> touchy about criticism. 

Thanks for that. I knew I'd read a blog or forum post reasonably recently on things, but couldn't seem to find it.

I don't know what the whole fsxNet thing was about, and if it was a case of butting heads with Paul(Avon)....geesh, my interactions with Paul have always left me thinking very favourably about him and his ease of interaction.

That said though, you and I both know that devs can be a little less socially dexterous than might be ideal; that tends to get elevated if you're working with something you consider your life's work. 

While none of us can ever know for sure what his headspace was at, it's not unreasonable to think that there was a combination of catalysts where g00r00 didn't feel there was sufficient contribution, contributors felt unappreciated, a few bad apples got thrown into the mix, and the whole thing turned negative.

I hope he keeps going though; while Rob and Deuce do amazing work for the community, we do need a few other options to keep going so that not every board ends up a cookie cutter of every other. Heck, I'm working on a bit of a mystic setup right now just for something a bit different for a bit, but I'm still going to keep some synch in the mix.
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