On Nov 20, 2007 8:48 AM, Iruata Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Nov 20, 2007 2:39 PM, David Leimbach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It's not needed in the sense that no one needs to add more complexity > > to their lives or their work flow. It is needed in the sense that the > > way people decide to do their work involves having to use things like > > Windows and Outlook and Word, and web pages. > > > > Sometimes I miss gopher... a lot. > > > > Dave > > > > exactly. if you need to use something, complex or not, you can't say > it's not needed. > so if you need to use some tool and it's complex AND you want to use > it under Plan 9, them that complexity is still needed. > I myself see a big difference between wanting and needing. > > iru >
Sure, I think it's just that we all feel we're better off without complexity and that no one really needs it, we're just working in a world where complexity is the de-facto standard and we must conform to be able to function. Dave
