> Or do you disagree that voting should be a
> responsibility of partnership?
Alain: For better or for worse, our present voting
system is our most efficient means of making decisions
and progress. How can anyone of us afford to abstain
from voting when our numbers are so small? Six (6)
votes in all for the name of our application!
> Uli: If I was picky, I'd say voting is a right ...
Alain: Sure, voting is a right, in principle. But, in
practice, if nobody (except the politicians) voted,
then our democratic system based on representation
would cease to exist, or persist with very little
legitimacy.
> Uli: ... and whoever sees it as a responsibility
> should move into a dictature for a few years
> to find out why. But I'm not, and I don't want to
> start another discussion like that on socialism back
> then, as it doesn't belong on this list.
Alain: I will resist responding to this salvo .. but
do not tempt me any further.
> Uli: So, if there is nobody who wants to object to
the
> name vote (any legal pitfalls?), I won't re-start
this
> vote. Let's get back to work.
Alain: You got my vote !
> Uli: I hope to soon be in a state to get back to
XBF,
> and I trust Anthony will again do his magic ...
Alain: Keep up the good work, guys !
> Uli: ... and get interpreter to work,
> even with "do" added to the feature box.
Alain: We certainly hope so, but I am not sure that
Anthony is entirely convinced about the relevance
and/or advisability of including the DO command in
FreeScript.
> Uli: I'm also happy Eric just announced he'll soon
> have a partnership agreement. I think we're going
> again, which is a good sign.
Alain: Welcome back, Eric !
> Uli: Now, it'd be cool if someone
> came up with a GUI for FreeCard.
Alain: Wasn't Eric working on a cream-colored
platinum-like GUI theme?
> Uli: If you feel better that way, e-mail that stuff
to
> me and I'll take care of the hassles of placing it
on
> the web site so others on the list can examine the
> designs.
Alain: That's the spirit, Uli. Make it easy for
everyone to contribute, even those who contributors
that are not familiar or capable of FTP-ing their
contributions themselves.
> Uli: Or you can send suggestions what you always
liked
> to the list, or about things that annoy you about
> HC/MC/SC's user interface.
Alain: Another good suggestion, Uli. You're on a roll!
E-mail will quite probably always be our principal
means of communication, discussion, debate, and all of
that. E-mail is the "killer" app of the Web, eh!
Alain: I prefer HTML, however, because plain-text mail
is rather limited and un-structured compared to the
multimedia and structuring possibilities of HTML, with
or without CGI programs. I seem to be a lone-wolf in
this regard, though, because no one is contributing
anything whatsoever to our current Web site, not even
comments -- except for the one comment you made about
the content of my HyperCard page. Oh well!
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