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

I'd have hoped for some improvement atleast :)

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