At 8:43 AM -0500 2/22/99, Rich Kulawiec wrote:
> Consider also the growing number of Internet users in third-world countries
> which have abysmal telecommunications infrastructure and where bandwidth
> is scarce and expensive.
I do. They're a significant part of my user base. your point? That we
program exclusively to the lowest common denominator? then we should
all go back to Lynx, right? And throw out all that modern garbage
they threw into HTML....
Strawman, Rich. It's something to keep in mind. It's not something
that vetos any specific technology, unless you've already decided
you're against that technology and keep looking for excuses to
justify it.
> Bingo. If the goal is to enhance communication among readers and writers
> on mailing lists, then the effort should applied toward providing
> fundamental education in grammar, spelling, rhetoric, debate, comprehension,
> and composition -- because that is where the problems are.
That's one set of problems. It's not the ONLY problem. This is
another strawman.
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