Subj : The Nodelist Revisited
To : Scott Little
From : Jasen Betts
Date : Mon Dec 30 2002 04:57 pm
Hi Scott.
SL> A high IQ means you get to win at Trivial Persuit,
nah, to win at TP all you need is a good memory,
SL> it doesn't necessarily make you a good programmer/software designer
That's true. there's a lot of learning behind that skill.
BB>> Make a case for changing the content of the nodelist, not the
SL> I will not be part of any effort to alter the St Louis format for
SL> things for which it was not designed. Find some other sucker
BB>> form, and you may gain the support you need.
read it again.
if you make a good case for changing the content you've
got a good case for changing the form.
SL> I'm not "stubbornly championing one particular form" - I simply
Are you prepared to consider any other forms?
SL> Repeatedly: backwards compatibility will be built in at all
SL> levels. All new software will be able to both import and export
SL> SLF format. SLF nodelists will be generated until the end of
SL> time, no difference will be seen by those who use that format
