From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED, HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 16028 invoked from network); 13 Jan 2022 17:07:14 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 13 Jan 2022 17:07:14 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 536369D011; Fri, 14 Jan 2022 03:07:13 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D77219CF7E; Fri, 14 Jan 2022 03:07:10 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=fail reason="signature verification failed" (1024-bit key; unprotected) header.d=ccc.com header.i=@ccc.com header.b="C+ie8zGd"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 2E8BB9CF7E; Fri, 14 Jan 2022 03:07:10 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-qt1-f177.google.com (mail-qt1-f177.google.com [209.85.160.177]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A37129C78F for ; Fri, 14 Jan 2022 03:07:09 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-qt1-f177.google.com with SMTP id f17so7612303qtf.8 for ; Thu, 13 Jan 2022 09:07:09 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=ccc.com; s=google; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=i8QbujgFm56XhAHlnC5+vfFnidu8dCGf1eyqoDYn1tM=; b=C+ie8zGdrPVAxOFqiCIqgzCMq/hFZm8HwnivYlrkc+eNRwlFEj8qW+KUOZ48Be3FRh fzfOiCOJCS3opBYv+QL3Zk7tTCsRc6atGPS20FDR87xP0rCWjC5r0gRbMlreO0r/mNkN PKJ8LcFLl67oI0kzkAzBGsnxBYviLBHrHcq+A= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=i8QbujgFm56XhAHlnC5+vfFnidu8dCGf1eyqoDYn1tM=; b=LX8GcPBU0eGvQfhL7rVAeZMEvmC/NktT9Pc+l5ffj46IvRhyzNeBNPHb3RZVrSlB6g UJwr8R1CyrX/jwCZ7g5oteJpbNrFjpy3zc5xZagTOuR/++mM355P6Y9gKRmC+PR2Mnh6 HCrN8OzXxVHk0sN6ezWrvcThO1hrOIiwbfuxe0juknRUMzMCJ4CgEM7TBxYp7OQVFurY nyNqP+jFAL/2JbzmkfRRMUNX20yfZWW7bCxyXt4+vPdOtBec5Usajgep9fNfOpSCN15T yyyKXXZk6VSGa0g3jLhcoq9LgHz6BkCxwQBZPjoRL2tJLPuMWidKx7oHEFbSfhSnOCQr C51g== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM532EyzAQ7zkrtPk7Qnm8Cctkan0L/RmEn6FI60NUNppr9F4BR9Dd JwjO3jNfjt4/osTt26Zj7K9YFnm3dWVTuDIvNhBmIA== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJxJshUtrZhLXmLlr73zW8z3WHfgdAOXcTGszRgUtfINAir7q7TPH9ETg0iEuUD/JNr+2g1XXQlpS51Ai0VhYyo= X-Received: by 2002:ac8:5b90:: with SMTP id a16mr4420644qta.373.1642093628669; Thu, 13 Jan 2022 09:07:08 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <7w4k67a8oi.fsf@junk.nocrew.org> <20220113165207.GD7175@mcvoy.com> In-Reply-To: <20220113165207.GD7175@mcvoy.com> From: Clem Cole Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2022 12:06:42 -0500 Message-ID: To: Larry McVoy Subject: Re: [COFF] Scribe (Typesetting System) and Unix X-BeenThere: coff@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: Computer Old Farts Forum List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: Computer Old Farts Followers Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============8079269649322209274==" Errors-To: coff-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "COFF" --===============8079269649322209274== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000006cd62b05d579b791" --0000000000006cd62b05d579b791 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Thu, Jan 13, 2022 at 11:52 AM Larry McVoy wrote: > If you were fixing the bug in some crappy coding style, you fix it in > that crappy coding style, it's not your style but it is the polite thing > to do. > It's like moving to foreign country and not learning the local language and customs. I understand using a crutch for the occasional user, which is what I used when I had to come back to VMS -- I knew enough to be dangerous, but I made fewer errors if I personally have a cshell not Dave's Command Language. Or for windows, I dislike, but I can use if I have too, but I'm happy l to have WSL when I need it. Clem --0000000000006cd62b05d579b791 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


On T= hu, Jan 13, 2022 at 11:52 AM Larry McVoy <lm@mcvoy.com> wrote:
If you were fixing the bug in some crappy coding s= tyle, you fix it in that crappy coding style, it's not you= r style but it is the polite thing to do.
It's like moving to foreign country and not learning t= he local language and customs. =C2=A0 I understand using a crutch for the o= ccasional=C2=A0user, which is what I used when I had to come back to VMS --= I knew enough to be dangerous, but I made fewer errors if I personally hav= e a cshell=C2=A0not Dave's Command Language. =C2=A0 Or for windows, I d= islike, but I can use if I have too, but I'm happy l to have WSL=C2=A0w= hen I need it.

= Clem

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