Re: OT: learning curve (was: a little comparison of procmail and maildrop)
On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 06:29:31PM -0500, David Yitzchak Cohen wrote:
> My take on the whole subject is that one shouldn't complain that others
> are using something in a wrong way unless he's willing to do enough
> research to get to the bottom of the whole thing. Simply pointing to
> an earlier use which differs from the common one is not enough, as we
> now clearly see.
If I remember correctly, the "complaint" went something like this:
Allister wrote:
> René wrote:
> > Allister wrote:
> > > ... make the learning curve lower.
> > I think you mean "steeper". <cite url>
> Yes. Yes, I think I do. <bla bla bla>
Funny, how that turned into such an enormous thread. I may have to
start using 135-column terminals, or narrower thread indentations. :^)
Bien amusé,
Allister
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