I agree wholeheartedly with Sam Ewalt. It is not a question of losing a battle without firing a single shot; it is question of winning the battle and losing the war.
If we look back to the early days of MD-DOS, we can repeatedly see "bugs" and "non-standard" items that were turned into "features." Wasn't it the (?) INT27 undocumented item that permitted TSR programs? We NEED secure shell capabilities AND javascript capabilities in Arachne as soon as possible. Roger Turk Tucson, Arizona Sam Ewalt wrote: . > On Sat, 02 Aug 2003 16:35:50 -0400, Glenn McCorkle wrote: . > (regarding Javascript and my remarks) . > > If we do as you suggest and simply continue to 'upgrade' to meet the . > > new 'standards' that are being shoved down our throats..... . > > Then we have lost the battle without even firing a shot. :((( . > I do admire your persistency, Glenn. But the battle was over long . > ago. Web designers love bells and whistles and aren't going to stop . > with the stupid and counter-productive things they do. . > Arachne has to adapt to survive. Well a few of us will keep on . > using it no matter what, but with increasing frustration and . > back up browsers at the ready. . > I like the old ways myself. I fail to see how javascript improves . > web page design. But the bastards won't stop using it for the most . > mundane tasks. That's why Arachne needs to deal with it eventually. . > Sam Ewalt . > Croswell, Michigan, USA
