Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watrose.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watrose!lffast From: lffast@watrose.UUCP (lffast) Newsgroups: net.movies,net.movies.sw,net.sf-lovers,net.flame Subject: Re: A Modest Proposal Message-ID: <7179@watrose.UUCP> Date: Fri, 28-Dec-84 13:22:21 EST Article-I.D.: watrose.7179 Posted: Fri Dec 28 13:22:21 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 29-Dec-84 02:43:07 EST References: <2481@ucla-cs.ARPA> <1605@drutx.UUCP> <383@hou2e.UUCP> <393@klipper.UUCP> <24@epsilon.UUCP> <6719@brl-tgr.ARPA> Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 55 > In article <24@epsilon.UUCP> you write: > >In article <393@klipper.UUCP> biep writes: > >>>> From: schu@drutx.UUCP (SchulteSM) > >>>> Subject: Re: A Modest Proposal > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> q > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> w > >>>> . > >>>> dfslkfl; > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> lkfdg > >>>> ;lfdkg;lka;dlgk > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ZZ > >>>> agkfjlkadfgkj > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>>Yes, I agree. This is definately a proposal worth considering. > >>> > >> > >>No, no, no!!! > >>I know, it sounds nice, but believe me, it just doesn't work. > >>Someone over here brought this up on our local network, and we've > >>been discussing it over and again, and indeed, it sounds appealing, > >>but when you work out the details you'll find lots of inconsistencies > >>and problems. Don't try to reinvent the wheel, there are already > >>enough other proposals on this net which ask for our attention. > >> > >Well, we've actually done it here, and it works out just fine. Of course, > >we had to make certain minor changes like "DfXlkfl;:" instead of > >"dfslkfl;" as was indicated in the original article. You'll note that > >otherwise a contradiction arises when "ZZ" is implemented. > > > > Ed Sheppard > > Bell Communications Research > > > Alright! I'm sick of this! Why is it that every time someone > puts a good piece into public domain, somebody has to good and change > the source! The next thing to happen it some BO-ZO will try to use > this changed version without taking the time to read the documentation - > and naturally the FOOL starts flaming to the original poster!!!! > > > Geoff Sauerborn This really belongs in net.sources. Larry Fast