Dr. D >If something works, is efficient and cheap it does not need to "evolve." >Such biological metaphors in computing are tempting but possibly >misleading. There are lots of people out there with a financial interest >in such "evolution" but we know who they are and can try to resist them >by not giving them out money.
>I'm more optimistic than that: free software has made a big difference to >the amount of proprietary gouging software firms can do. If Powermail >gets too annoying I can choose to bite the bullet and spend a couple of >days getting to grips with mutt. Hard core, but then I know I won't get >shafted. Dude, you just echoed what I wrote, at the same time! You are *MY* kind of person! The other catchword is "grow", as in financial growth, nation's growth, etc. Who ever said 'growing' was good?! How about improving? I see you're at 4.2.1 Carbon. Does that mean you're running with CarbonLib 1.5 or 1.6 on a 9._ system? If not, and you're on an OS X machine, are you satisfied enough with 4.2.1 to stick, even though you could upgrade? RC Rein Ciarfella Cape Cod Sailmakers Cape Cod Sailing Brokerage Old Valley Road/POB 3046 Waquoit, MA 02536 508-540-8264 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Do not add my email to any group. Always blind copy)
