At 08:20 AM 7/28/00 -0400, Whittall, Conrad wrote:
>My original post was prompted by a message received on the powerh-l list
>from a member of staff at the Cognos distributor in New Zealand. He was
>on-site with a new customer, unpacking the PowerHouse media and manuals and
>preparing to install the software on an HP 9000, when news of the tragic
>accident near Paris broke.


I for one, appreciated the sensitivity of Conrad's original posting and
the his intent of trying to explain that an upcoming change was not related
to the recent tragedy.  Unfortunately others chose to twist this same
visible symbol of this tragedy into a means of yet another round of
COGNOS-bashing. I, for one, was quite taken back by the unprofessional
manner and insincerity that was displayed.  I only wonder how they
might feel if they had lost someone in this unfortunately accident and
others chose to use its visibility in such a manner at the expense of
their lost friend or loved one.

It seems that some simply can't recognize sensitivity and sincerity
when its right in front of them.