On 16 May 2001, at 14:44, Roger B. wrote:
> IMO, it's unnecessary for people to bother creating Fusebox-related tools
> that can't adapt (or be adapted) to individual patterns of usage. Either
> keep the function flexible or the source open... that's about as close to a
> "standard" as anyone needs in this context.
It's a nice-sounding argument, but doesn't play well in the real world. If you
create open-source tools based on no particular standard, you get raftloads of
e-mail complaining that "it doesn't work MY way...". Your only possible reply
to these complaints is, "then recode it to work YOUR way". In other words,
chuck the time-saving benefits you might have realized by using the tool,
because you have to recode it for local currency.
Compare it to the history of railroads--the industry didn't really become a
major powerhouse until various countries and companies decided on common gages.
We're in a very similar situation. I don't care what kind of locomotive you
use, or how many cars you pull. I do, however, care about the track gage you
use and the type of couplers your cars have. If I know JUST THAT MUCH, I can
guarantee that my cars will work with your cars, and our trains can run on each
other's tracks. It's very, very expesive, on the other hand, to create cars
that can run on any gage and couple with every other type of coupler.
Of course, your country is always free to stick to its own gage and couplers.
Just don't expect many others to be ready to work with you.
> Y'know, I can honestly say that I didn't start using Fusebox so I could
> experience a random group of people on a mailing list gently easing me away
> from any practice I find useful. Call me crazy. [g]
Not crazy, just individual. That's fine, and well within what Fusebox is
about. But please don't complain if your useful practices become incompatible
with more widely accepted ones.
- Jeff
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