[sdiy] While were at it: Rene Schmitz testimonials please... ;-)

[tomg@efm]

> The subject of this criticism are the cookbook projects, for which IIRC -
> correct me if I'm wrong - there is no support anymore from your side. (I
> remember a message from you stating that, it should be in the archives.)

He didn't say that did he? he said ..."I tried some of the EFM 
Modules, and most of them didn't work. "  Nothing about them being the
cookbook projects I can see.

I try not to but if someone comes on and says Tom's stuff doesn't work
what would you expect me to do?

> I still remember there were already critics in the earlier years, sometimes
> with angry reactions. Such as leaving the list, and taking your whole
> website down for some time.

It's still down.....I wonder why?

> There is a sentence that stuck in my memory "Le PCB du jour".
> Yeah those where the days...

They were the days when we all shared freely...they're over. Now we 
don't talk about anything very much.
 
> That in mind, I know that you have difficulties with being criticized, but
> you use this as a forum for advertising your products. 
> As a consequence you must cope with criticism.

Out of curiosity. If I know for a fact someone has had a success. Why 
should I put up a blanket statement like "most of it doesn't work".
 
> Even if you published these circuits years ago, they are still on somebody's
> harddrive.

I know....There was a ton of it.... 

> I personally think this testimonial thing is childish. 

as I said I agree...
 
> Asking which of your circuits are in question wouldn't have been.

I asked for both so we could see that some people did just fine
on things others had problems with. Reread my post Rene.

> We could have posted the circuit, and many of our experts 
> would have put an eye on that, and if it is flawless, then 
> they'll find out. And should there be a problem then that as well.
> The problem would have been rectified, and you had a critic less.

That's not what happened....he said..."I tried some of the EFM 
Modules, and most of them didnt work. " That is a blanket statement.
Without saying anything specific or asking for help  he dised everything 
I have ever done based on failures he had years ago working with free
schematics. I'm trying to build confidence here.....It pisses me off.

Tom