Re: Counting characters in command output?

[Ray Andrews <rayandrews@eastlink.ca>]

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On 2024-02-15 08:16, Roman Perepelitsa wrote:
> My little opinion doesn't constitute a detailed proposal for change,
> nor does it represent an alternative solution that might have been
> applicable in the past. I harbor doubts about its potential to evolve
> into anything substantial, acknowledging that any such development
> would necessitate effort I'm not prepared to expend. Given the minimal
> effort I've dedicated to forming this opinion, I recognize that others
> are under no obligation to engage with or comment on it. I've aimed to
> express my thoughts modestly to accurately reflect my assessment of
> their value, though I concede I may not have fully succeeded. When you
> agree with my opinion and wish for a vote, you give it more credit
> than it deserves. It's not developed enough for either of these
> things.
Understood and taken for granted.  My own thoughts on the subject should 
be taken in the same spirit and then diminished further due to my lack 
of experience and knowledge.  It disturbs me when my comments are taken 
more seriously by others than I take them myself -- they are ... 
'investigations' is perhaps the right word.  For example I wasn't 
suggesting an actual vote, I was musing on the possibility that 
arbitrary defaults might be determined by polling users as a general 
principle.  Dunno, I'd stop doing that sort of thing entirely since some 
strongly object to it, however I do get responses which seems to 
indicate that some -- notably yourself -- find discussing such matters 
worth doing.  I myself always come out of it the wiser.  It's an 
exploration.  Take everything I say very litely.



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