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Originally Posted by qgil View Post
And many more positive things. Dude, I'm still reading that first post with that tone and wondering what's going on. You are doing a lot of work that is interesting for several people. You're exposed, and in such situations you will always get congratulations and flames, with plenty of silent backing in between. Listen to criticism but don't be too obsessed about it, especially when your instincts and expertise tell you that you are doing quite well considering all the conditionants. You bet I have learned this not by reading it in a book.
Thank you for the kind words. I think the post should have more reference to the context it was made in. The problem was that a lot of frustration exists/existed in the community regarding how things went with the N8x0s and Mer.

I can understand those frustrations and I chose this medium to help getting them talked about, discussed, etc, instead of being re-iterated constantly in a lot of different threads where they are more noise than signal. In here, they're on topic.

Circumstances have changed a lot now, with MeeGo and all. And tomorrow I still have to work for and with this community - and it was time to clear the air so we can work together on making things better. My own role is also changing, so it was a good time to hear what is working and what is not to help shape future work.

My motivations are actually higher after all the comments as I feel like we have cleared the air, discussed things, reflected and sketched out what people would like and where and how to go. There might be more discussions to be had, but I'll gladly take them - kept in frustrations is never constructive.
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