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- Newsgroups: comp.lang.forth
- Path: sparky!uunet!starnine!mikeh
- From: mikeh@starnine.com (Mike Haas)
- Subject: Re: Documenting
- Message-ID: <C0rz0q.8L6@starnine.com>
- Sender: mikeh@starnine.com (Mike Haas)
- Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 04:26:49 GMT
- References: <19368@mindlink.bc.ca>
- Organization: StarNine Technologies, Inc.
- Lines: 42
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- In article <19368@mindlink.bc.ca> Nick_Janow@mindlink.bc.ca (Nick Janow) writes:
- >mikeh@starnine.com (Mike Haas) writes:
- >
- >>+ Some potential Forth'ers might be turned off by seeing heated "screens vs
- >>+ files" composing half the net traffic. :(
- >>
- >> Ah... that must be the reason Forth is not very popular...
- >>
- >> because we discuss it's rough edges on the net.
- >>
- >> Sorry. So what would you like us to talk about, Nick?
- >
- >Hey, I'm just voicing the complaints I've seen from lots of people. They're
- >really tired of the endless "screens vs files" arguing.
- >
- >It's an argument between two factions of established Forth'ers. I can't see
- >it being helpful in attracting newcomers.
- >
- >Maybe it's something that should be left to e-mail?
-
- And maybe it's not.
-
- From what I see, the discussion has generated a bit of discussion, and
- that's what this damn newsgroup is for.
-
- Use your kill file, ignore these messages, join in... whatever.
-
- But don't suggest that any ongoing discussion that is directly related
- to Forth that others are interested and taking part in... don't suggest
- that it has any less place here than any other.
-
- Besides... I repeat... what the hell do you want to discuss here?
-
- From what I see, this group tends to stay in the realm of bashing ansi
- and how to add features to e-forth (what kind of forth has no DOES>???).
-
- Maybe a discussion of screens vs. files will attract engineers if
- they think... hey maybe this language is coming out of the dark ages?
- I know the concept intrigues me intensely.
-
- Maybe we shouldn't be wasting time suggesting that certain discussions
- belong here and others don't.
-