Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 16:37:00 -0600 (MDT) From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> Cc: nate@mt.sri.com (Nate Williams), dennis@etinc.com, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Price of FreeBSD (was On Holy Wars...) Message-ID: <199704182237.QAA25288@rocky.mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <199704182232.PAA03133@phaeton.artisoft.com> References: <199704182157.PAA24998@rocky.mt.sri.com> <199704182232.PAA03133@phaeton.artisoft.com>
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> It's possible to engineer good interfaces, just like you engineer a > light socket. If you have something as simple as a light-socket, and as well understand as all the necessary requirements that a light socket might be used for. But, do you notice that are *millions* of different types of 'lamps' that fit into millions of different kinds of sockets, because 'one socket fits all' doesn't work. Someon had to break backwards compatability to put light-bulbs in my car, because the 100 Watt bulb I use on my front porch isn't appropriate for dash lights. For every silly example you come up with, I can come up with *hundreds* of counter-examples that are equally valid. Nate
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