On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 9:49 AM, Noel Chiappa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: "William Herrin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > History does, however, suggest that the more control you place directly > > in the hands of the end-user's single PC, the greater adaptability the > > system exhibits. This holds true whether the end user exercises that > > control by writing code himself or merely selecting which software he > > runs. > > Yes, but... for really good adaptability it is also necessary that the > changes be within the scope of what will be 'comprehensible' (for lack of a > better word) to unmodified hosts on the far end.
Noel, I couldn't disagree more. That's a deployability question, not an adaptability question. Deployability measures the old system's ability to adapt to the new one. Adaptability measures the new system's ability to accommodate subsequent change. We have to measure the two issues separately; they don't combine. For example, the metric system is highly adaptable but it has poor deployability from the english system. You can easily work with any quantities; its just powers of ten. But none of the tools and parts match up. Regards, Bill Herrin -- William D. Herrin ................ [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 3005 Crane Dr. ...................... Web: <http://bill.herrin.us/> Falls Church, VA 22042-3004 _______________________________________________ rrg mailing list [email protected] https://www.irtf.org/mailman/listinfo/rrg
