Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 16:59:08 -0700 From: Amancio Hasty <hasty@rah.star-gate.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: <199704182359.QAA01802@rah.star-gate.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 18 Apr 1997 16:21:32 PDT." <199704182321.QAA03341@phaeton.artisoft.com>
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If this continues , then I suggest that we pass a vote and kick people out. Amancio >From The Desk Of Terry Lambert : > > 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. > > How many of these are in your home? > > I chose light-sockets because they *weren't* standard to start with; > they evolved. You can make counter points based on evolution (the > car example you cite is still in the process of evolving), but they > are hard to support because if you want a tennis partner and you > start with a lemur, you're going to be waiting a hell of a long time > for it to evolve. > > > > 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. > > Both the bulb and the socket changed on that one. The bulb didn't > change *because* the socket changed (or vice versa). There was an > agreement between the manufacturing engineers of the bulbs and those > of the sockets. Now sockets are relatively stable between model > years within a given make of vehicle, and we're back to being standard > between minor revisions. How much has the dome light socket form > factor changed in the Honda Civic since it was originally implemented > over a decade ago? The bulb has been revised many times, and the > manufacture of the socket, but the original agreement remains intact. > > > > For every silly example you come up with, I can come up with *hundreds* > > of counter-examples that are equally valid. > > Or silly, as the case may be. The validity of the example as a counter > does not devalue the idea of interchangability of parts, or of the up > front agreement between the people who make the bulbs and those who make > the sockets. Between FreeBSD and vendors like Dennis. > > > Regards, > Terry Lambert > terry@lambert.org > --- > Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present > or previous employers.
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