[GNC] Bitcoin is legal currency in El Salvador - why not add BTC?

[Dustin Henning]

Dave & group,

In case Colin is correct, allow me to apologize (hopefully not equally 
poorly) for being out of line here and now.  I'm sorry if I seemed 
accusatory or offensive, as that was not my intent.  While I do believe 
that this conversation has run its course, I would like to elaborate a 
bit on my choice of words.  Perhaps ad hominem is not the correct 
definition for the ISO discussion, but I do believe that the number of 
bullet points provided with little-to-nothing to do with currency does 
qualify as shotgun argumentation.  Regardless my intent was to instill 
self-reflection, not recoil.

Colin,

While I have no official capacity here, I would encourage you to go 
ahead with the wiki contributions if you have relevant access.  After 
all, it is a wiki.

Dustin

On 12/10/21 1:15 PM, Colin Arndt wrote:
> Dave,
>
> For what it’s worth, I think the accusations of you using ad hominem and shotgun arguments were more out of line than your original message. I re-read what you wrote after those comments were made and was left scratching my head. I didn’t see those things in the points you raised or the manner in which you raised them.
>
> I think we all respect the developers’ decisions here and I would ask people not to be so quick to accuse people otherwise. GnuCash is after all an open-source project and open discussion is part of the process.
>
> In my view, this thread has reiterated the strong feelings that Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies raise in supporters and non-supporters *both*. This is why I kept my comments more muted in my earlier message and didn’t advocate for changes to GnuCash. I just didn’t want to wade into the mud.
>
> Having said that, I have been completely satisfied with the workaround. It’s quite easy to set up and use crypto as securities in GnuCash - I’d really suggest anyone interested give that a try.
>
> Do I need permission from someone in particular to update the wiki as suggested earlier, or can I just go ahead and do it? Afterwards I can post here for review if desired.
>
> Thanks,
> Colin
>
>> Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2021 16:29:45 +0000
>> From: "Dr. David Kirkby" <drkirkby at kirkbymicrowave.co.uk>
>> Cc: GNU Cash User <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
>> Subject: Re: [GNC] Bitcoin is legal currency in El Salvador - why not
>> 	add BTC?
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>> On Fri, 10 Dec 2021 at 16:12, Dustin Henning <gcul209 at mynym.us> wrote:
>>
>>> To be frank, considering all of that makes
>>> it look to me like you have an agenda here.  The team has already given
>>> you an appropriate answer, and now you are resorting to ad hominem and
>>> shotgun argumentation.
>>
>> That was not my intention. I will cease the discussion.
>>
>> Dave
>>
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