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- From: papresco@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu (Paul Prescod)
- Subject: Re: IS UNIX DEAD?
- Message-ID: <By68sA.yz@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu>
- Organization: University of Waterloo
- References: <1992Nov23.114858.14764@ultb.isc.rit.edu>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 13:43:21 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov23.114858.14764@ultb.isc.rit.edu> axi0349@ultb.isc.rit.edu (A.X. Ivasyuk) writes:
- >
- >Paul Prescod writes:
- >>If something can be made simple or powerful, it should be made simple,
- >>for simple users, and powerful for powerful users. There is no reason
- >>the same thing can't be done in two (three, four, five) different ways.
- >>Installation can be simple for those with simple needs, and highly
- >>configurable for those with complex needs. There is no conflict
- >>there.
- >
- >Pardon me, but weren't you just complaining that something should be
- >done in a consistent way?
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- Yes, where possible, interfaces should be implemented in a consistent
- manor. What have I said to contradict that? Different levels of ease
- of use can still be consistent. OTOH, as long as the easier levels are
- consistent, "hackers" seem to love inconsistency, so it isn't as vital
- at the power-user end of the spectrum.
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