> -----Original Message----- > From: Rodent of Unusual Size [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 1:53 PM > To: Avalon Developers List > Subject: Re: man of the month > > no, we evidently do not agree. the avant-garde doesn't > change the definition. you omitted the important part, > reproduced here: > > > by > > definition, it represents neither a majority nor common accepted > > practice; quite the opposite. the rest of the movement may > or may not follow. > > so the avant-garde does *not* change the definition. it is > an experiment with an alternative that may or may not be > followed by the main body. > > which is one reason i wondered if that was the term timothy > meant to use.
The context I borrowed the term from was the arts community, in which it describes being part of an innovative group, generally with the notion of invention or the application of new techniques (e.g. laurie anderson in the performance arts community). Code is art, after all. Certainly, the founders of Avalon and IOC were innovators and pioneers, so my use of the term to describe the merlin-gang wasn't meant to imply that. It's like the ocean, right? Someday there will be another wave of the avant-garde and I'll be part of the old guard, unless I end up in the incubator ;) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
