Subj : Net Development
To : Jan Vermeulen
From : Bill Birrell
Date : Mon Jan 06 2003 01:02 am
Hey Jan,
> bb> Produce a specimen list of software available for nodes and
> bb> points, please. The list should include mailers or BBS or both
> bb> which can use either IP or FTS protocols or both on one phone line.
> bb> Also it should include nodelist compilers, echomail processors,
> bb> mail readers and point software. At least one complete system
> bb> should be freeware.
Scott Little asked why he should bother. I find the naivety of the question
hard to believe. If you wish to reform you must carry the bulk of the people
with you. Otherwise you will fail, sure as "eggs is eggs". To carry a populace,
the easiest way is to spoon feed them - otherwise we are back to "The Prince"
by Machiavelli, and we've just prised him away from those methods. :-)
> I was going to write a paper on that, but now you
> did all the work for me ;)
> Keep up the good work, Bill.
I still need to know whether my reading of Policy 4 is the correct one.
Other than Ward, I would trust your judgement most on that.
