From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: erik quanstrom Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2013 23:35:48 -0500 To: 9fans@9fans.net Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <5097e190aef16d0162d5306987028552@proxima.alt.za> References: <5097e190aef16d0162d5306987028552@proxima.alt.za> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [9fans] Go and 21-bit runes (and a bit of Go status) Topicbox-Message-UUID: 9211e28e-ead8-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 > I'm not sure where the wires get crossed, let's see if I can get my > point across or, alternatively, if I can figure out what I'm missing. i don't think any wires are crossed. > The point here is that once we grant licence for libbio to diverge, > there is no limit to how far it will go [...] > > It is moot, I grant that, but as a responsible citizen, I feel it is > my duty not to create conditions than future generations can't recover > from, at least as long as there is an option. Yeah, it's a > philosophical line in the sand, but you did ask where I was drawing it > and I'm hoping I have made it a little clearer (even to myself). what would we recover from? divergence? go never left the building as it wasn't in the building to begin with. i think this is likely what you may be missing. - erik