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,T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 26703 invoked from network); 27 Jun 2022 04:52:31 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (50.116.15.146) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 27 Jun 2022 04:52:31 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2399A40C80; Mon, 27 Jun 2022 14:52:26 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-vs1-f46.google.com (mail-vs1-f46.google.com [209.85.217.46]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6D8E240C7F for ; Mon, 27 Jun 2022 14:52:21 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-vs1-f46.google.com with SMTP id w187so7900680vsb.1 for ; Sun, 26 Jun 2022 21:52:21 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=bsdimp-com.20210112.gappssmtp.com; s=20210112; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=e9b8HllP5d/3I8wkiPwGZdxw2aM8I1FeTEKJ+N0zMA4=; b=IroZUA4dDJjH6IUnreFUpszIZo07Tpex/b0YsP9+ccrGF1jKG6MSZORLyirKy+5kNv iVLnzYIm98FJe4vZTZVJ+AFdmK730bEShOcM+ROLUbnipGIwK/YKeQhq3FB/h3EOdKkU MsC0dUrWGl0E32vRHXwq9P4ILsB76F9/wjnrRqlm5izPo3k61M8zxZ1l0qbJMK/ysc8W Jr85owepebCVbHp6/Adisz1nK7yFp6baii1ju+fjOFB04YLkn3manOcbifBm5jf+uBHw qQlaehfgjClsBF7Wc6ebvqa684b131lKhvdxpQYIKoCgw9AWii7u+/fuVgrBdhyHaWbp L6ZA== 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=e9b8HllP5d/3I8wkiPwGZdxw2aM8I1FeTEKJ+N0zMA4=; b=fA2CfL9++uHK4g/8wgu6P7ApcSTf+6V7E6Z/C2swUADe5Xi87ap0syQZnGgEP5L/od gZbGN/Vk7fOWZPByr4FEFQ5J2BX3Op2nWLv0jw1hlDgnlCkl203P32eZE2waMeYj+bwb HJSH2DazErZ7qyar+oo7EAUwcO7+TTZQPMEczYeUAO7KIgzzNCGFUlqcg+9COhwD76D+ 26e3Ih7moF/oqJK5XTzxF9QAXCWiCWoHjKt/Pw4YWo7Jxei9ifhDKwuwbXyz+/oTz71O K0NJjU46Pu1aCA/4AW8L2YbFf4tLU2pL/5w/BizY5tUxLrGi1K4Wf5jiT/LaQwV9ac63 jtNw== X-Gm-Message-State: AJIora+PvqCppoVuLTMhtjUA/kW433DvWQkXwSp5CXNm65Xwhp3rFiJb n+ubeozup79vrow2QyCRuVWWnXdpGVx8ohyEvcaJv2fYyEo= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGRyM1thnW2C2d52rSZ4cNeUcRz3YSK/2QOv109mC8Soa+Mr1CCpH0XJmYIivQewGD5jN4RAtaIp7/sFpD/GhinFOaY= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6102:32c7:b0:356:363b:23c2 with SMTP id o7-20020a05610232c700b00356363b23c2mr1811275vss.40.1656305480463; Sun, 26 Jun 2022 21:51:20 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <12D158D7-41B4-41C9-BB68-7DC6C1BBB8FF@canb.auug.org.au> In-Reply-To: From: Warner Losh Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2022 22:51:09 -0600 Message-ID: To: josh Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000cd98fb05e266ab69" Message-ID-Hash: O4W45QAWJQKORESJHLHE4B7AGQZ7GDSM X-Message-ID-Hash: O4W45QAWJQKORESJHLHE4B7AGQZ7GDSM X-MailFrom: wlosh@bsdimp.com X-Mailman-Rule-Misses: dmarc-mitigation; no-senders; approved; emergency; loop; banned-address; member-moderation; header-match-tuhs.tuhs.org-0; nonmember-moderation; administrivia; implicit-dest; max-recipients; max-size; news-moderation; no-subject; digests; suspicious-header CC: steve jenkin , TUHS X-Mailman-Version: 3.3.6b1 Precedence: list Subject: [TUHS] Re: Clem's Law. List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list Archived-At: List-Archive: List-Help: List-Owner: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: --000000000000cd98fb05e266ab69 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, Jun 26, 2022, 10:39 PM josh wrote: > > Clem Cole wrote: > > My own take on this is what I call "Cole's Law" Simple economics > > always beats sophisticated architecture. > > Cole's Law is a bit of a better name than Clem's Law :P. Clem has > invoked his law on this mailing list in various contexts, check out > the archives. > I thought Cole's Law was thinly sliced cabbage. . Warner Josh > > On Sun, Jun 26, 2022 at 11:58 PM steve jenkin > wrote: > >> I thought this comment was very good. >> >> I went looking for =E2=80=9CClem=E2=80=99s Law=E2=80=9D (presume Clem Co= le) and struck out. >> >> Any hints anyone can suggest or history on the comment? >> >> steve j >> >> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >> >> Larry McVoy wrote Fri Sep 17 10:44:25 AEST 2021 >> >> >> Plan 9 is very cool but I am channeling my inner Clem, >> Plan 9 didn't meet Clem's law. >> It was never compelling enough to make the masses love it. >> Linux was good enough. >> >> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >> -- >> Steve Jenkin, IT Systems and Design >> 0412 786 915 (+61 412 786 915) >> PO Box 38, Kippax ACT 2615, AUSTRALIA >> >> mailto:sjenkin@canb.auug.org.au http://members.tip.net.au/~sjenkin >> >> --000000000000cd98fb05e266ab69 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


On Sun, Jun 26, 2022, 10:39 PM josh <joshnatis0@gmail.com> wrote:
> Clem Cole <= ;clem= c@ccc.com> wrote:
> My own take on this is what I call "Cole's Law&q= uot; Simple economics
> always beats sophisticated architecture.

Cole= 's Law is a bit of a better name than Clem's Law :P. Clem has
in= voked his law on this mailing list in various contexts, check out
the ar= chives.

I thought Cole's Law was thinly sliced cabbage. .
<= div dir=3D"auto">
Warner=C2=A0

Josh

On Sun, Jun 26, 2022= at 11:58 PM steve jenkin <sjenkin@canb.auug.org.au> wrote:=
I thought this = comment was very good.

I went looking for =E2=80=9CClem=E2=80=99s Law=E2=80=9D (presume Clem Cole)= and struck out.

Any hints anyone can suggest or history on the comment?

steve j

=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D

Larry McVoy wrote Fri Sep 17 10:44:25 AEST 2021
<https://minnie.tuhs.= org/pipermail/tuhs/2021-September/024424.html>

=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Plan 9 is very cool but I am channeling my inne= r Clem,
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Plan 9 didn't meet Clem's law.
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 It was never compelling enough to make the mass= es love it.
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Linux was good enough.

=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
--
Steve Jenkin, IT Systems and Design
0412 786 915 (+61 412 786 915)
PO Box 38, Kippax ACT 2615, AUSTRALIA

mailto:sjenkin@canb.auug.org.au http://member= s.tip.net.au/~sjenkin

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