I used to consider Dave a friend. Recently this changed, but I still think that Dave Winer has a lot to teach to all of us and I respect him very much: I did learn a lot from him.

Dave writes:

Give it some thought. This is what it would look like if there were no Scripting News. What would it be worth to you, not in monetary terms, but in support terms, to keep this going.

I'm not sure it's only a matter of support, I think it's mainly a matter of respect. You might not agree with somebody, but nobody gives you the right not to be respectful towards somebody who did change things, for all of us.

There have been quite some nasty episodes recently. Right now I'm wondering if I should have taken a position and openly show support for Dave and what he has done. Also if this is what we did day by day with our work and our technical choices, it could probably have been clearer.

Also if this could sound too late: I do support Dave Winer, in any case, because he changed things. Think about it: nobody would be discussing RSS, Echo or whatever you want to call it if it wasn't for Dave. Think.