From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jim Choate To: <9fans@cse.psu.edu> Cc: In-Reply-To: <7ff3f01c9994da4c533c749c14e09ea3@plan9.bell-labs.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Subject: [9fans] A final question on regex Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 21:30:43 -0500 Topicbox-Message-UUID: 6323c6f6-eacc-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 I guess the only point I don't grasp at this point is why it's an either/or situation. Why not simply provide both in the engine. A simple switch for th non-standard aspects would give people the best of both worlds. Using pipes you could even mix the two modes. Standards are fine, but they are meant as a means and not an ends. -- -- God exists because mathematics is consistent, and the Devil exist because we can't prove it. Andre Weil, in H. Eves, Mathematical Circles Adieu ravage@ssz.com jchoate@open-forge.com www.ssz.com www.open-forge.com