A good rule to keep online debate constructive is “play the ball, not the man”. If you attack the poster, not the ideas, you’re playing the man.
Mullenweg’s response to DHH is pure playing the man, not the ball.
@adders He actually makes a good point once he gets around to talking about the Trademark stuff and making the comparison to Rails.
But, yes, it is lost in all the personal shade.
@patrickrhone Indeed - the problem here has always been not what he’s doing - which I don’t have strong opinions on either way - but the way he’s behaving while doing it.
@kjz Yes. I think the surprise is just because people expected better of Matt and Automattic. Many of the other suspects are behaving exactly as expected.