Subj : Re: linked
To : Frank Vest
From : Bob Short
Date : Fri Dec 13 2002 10:55 am
On 12 Dec 02 08:57:24, Frank Vest said the following to Bob Short:
FV> I'm not a programmer.... My $.02 is that Fidonet really doesn't need a
FV> new format.
FV> BS> You'll agree it needs /something/ though, right? ;-)
FV> No (wrong).
I have a lot of respect for you and your opinions on many topics, but
in this I think you are a bit blinded. Why, I have no idea. Nearly
everyone here has agreed that the current NLF is insufficient to deal
with current (much less emerging) technology.
FV> I've been through this before in this echo. It's a mess. :-) What
FV> needs to be done, IMHO, is to get the specs/standards in order. Then
FV> get programs that are still being developed to follow those specs and
FV> standards.
My point exactly. I'd like to see both happen at the same time.
We have to condescend to the lowest common denominator (legacy SW),
and concentrate of current and emerging software.