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Well- before I go much further there is something Im going to share with you. Something I dont pass on to anyone normally because I do not want to be labeled as "that guy". But here goes..
Im a president of a.. well, big corporation, and I am, for lack of a better expression- extremely hyperactive. (Get over it as I already have..) So much so that I actually take "on call" status from time to time to help out our techs so they also get some time off. I also have a small side business that I run only to occupy my time. I drive my wife crazy. And yes- I was on Ritalin as a child.
But I could not do these "hobbies" if my people were not doing their jobs. Speaking of jobs, we have a hard time filling our "tech" positions due to certain standards we must abide by. One of them is a certain education and certain integrity. . An education that has become more and more elusive and undesired by young people as they would rather be Pokemon Hunters and various other highly sought after positions. But also an integrity that is demanded by our customers. You may take this as bragging and rambling and really long but I have a reason..
I have had to learn to keep the train rolling as I took the engineers chair and not go off course. Its made me not trust people I don't know.. Be leary of people I do know, and to test every theory I have until the proverbial "dead horse" is ground into the soil where it was so beaten.
For that reason (and since you so happily provided "Dwight's email address) I contacted him. First thing I did (and usually do) is to ascertain his training and resume. Turns out he is only about a 1.5 hour plane ride from my office. Further, it turns out that "Dwight" was brutally honest with you. He was looking for a way out of his impending open source implementation and you seem to have provided his exit by nothing more than posting his "contact" form for the public to see. You understand that this showed a disrespectful and juvenal approach?! Its also how you drew me out. Not to say that they don't have some peculiar methods as I also discussed with him but I digress.
But it was then and only then that I was made aware of the page he linked to here. I spent only a few moments there before I began to understand the rift that exists between the two projects. I had not been proxy to this information before and thus I believe the worst thing you could do is ignore the allegations posted there but attempt to answer them in the most honest effort you can. Leave any ego at the door and answer honestly. As I have been passed over by various pfSense personnel on various reports of issues I understand that sometimes people get jilted. But as a person that sits in a big chair, I also understand decisions when they are made, will not always be understood or accepted. And I understand that the pieces of paper dropped into the "complaints" box come from all kinds of agenda's.
Thus I understand that my credibility comes into question, as it should, every time I bring up an issue on what is supposed to be a "Security Product". If I wasn't questioned about my intentions.. Id have to question them on theirs.
I hope this makes sense and helps the entire community grow.
Good luck with your efforts.
Im a president of a.. well, big corporation, and I am, for lack of a better expression- extremely hyperactive. (Get over it as I already have..) So much so that I actually take "on call" status from time to time to help out our techs so they also get some time off. I also have a small side business that I run only to occupy my time. I drive my wife crazy. And yes- I was on Ritalin as a child.
But I could not do these "hobbies" if my people were not doing their jobs. Speaking of jobs, we have a hard time filling our "tech" positions due to certain standards we must abide by. One of them is a certain education and certain integrity. . An education that has become more and more elusive and undesired by young people as they would rather be Pokemon Hunters and various other highly sought after positions. But also an integrity that is demanded by our customers. You may take this as bragging and rambling and really long but I have a reason..
I have had to learn to keep the train rolling as I took the engineers chair and not go off course. Its made me not trust people I don't know.. Be leary of people I do know, and to test every theory I have until the proverbial "dead horse" is ground into the soil where it was so beaten.
For that reason (and since you so happily provided "Dwight's email address) I contacted him. First thing I did (and usually do) is to ascertain his training and resume. Turns out he is only about a 1.5 hour plane ride from my office. Further, it turns out that "Dwight" was brutally honest with you. He was looking for a way out of his impending open source implementation and you seem to have provided his exit by nothing more than posting his "contact" form for the public to see. You understand that this showed a disrespectful and juvenal approach?! Its also how you drew me out. Not to say that they don't have some peculiar methods as I also discussed with him but I digress.
But it was then and only then that I was made aware of the page he linked to here. I spent only a few moments there before I began to understand the rift that exists between the two projects. I had not been proxy to this information before and thus I believe the worst thing you could do is ignore the allegations posted there but attempt to answer them in the most honest effort you can. Leave any ego at the door and answer honestly. As I have been passed over by various pfSense personnel on various reports of issues I understand that sometimes people get jilted. But as a person that sits in a big chair, I also understand decisions when they are made, will not always be understood or accepted. And I understand that the pieces of paper dropped into the "complaints" box come from all kinds of agenda's.
Thus I understand that my credibility comes into question, as it should, every time I bring up an issue on what is supposed to be a "Security Product". If I wasn't questioned about my intentions.. Id have to question them on theirs.
I hope this makes sense and helps the entire community grow.
Good luck with your efforts.
