From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jim Choate To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Subject: Re: [9fans] one reason ideas from Plan 9 didn't catch on In-Reply-To: <20011112191838.301CC19A11@mail.cse.psu.edu> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 18:19:08 -0600 Topicbox-Message-UUID: 1ffef474-eaca-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 On Mon, 12 Nov 2001, David Gordon Hogan wrote: > > No, it shouldn't. It's a hell of a lot more interesting than a long winded > > discussion about 'compiler efficiency' which is a moot point for most > > users. Where's the 'compiler' list?... > > The license thread is much much more tedious and longwinded > than the compiler thread. And pointless; what does anyone hope > to accomplish? If the fault is in the license, try to get it changed to something more reasonable. If it's a common misconception then it's important to address it (perhaps at some point through a FAQ - though the discussion has to take place for the FAQ to be birthed...). My only real sadness is that the discussion is seen as a problem and not an opportunity to address the emotional aspects of peoples computer usage. -- ____________________________________________________________________ Day by day the Penguins are making me lose my mind. Bumper Sticker The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------