[REBOL] ENOUGH already Re:
From: petr:krenzelok:trz:cz at: 25-Sep-2000 6:44
[grantwparks--yahoo--com] wrote:
> Puh-lease! I subscribed to this list to learn REBOL
> from those of you who are so well-versed in it and
> have explored very advanced topics with it. But more
> and more, I have to wade through 20+ postings
> regarding opinions on marketing, open-source,
> comparison of platforms (each with lots of 'proof' to
> back it up), etc, to find one posting with some
> programming information.
I don't defend comparison of platforms, but with bad marketing, you can
kill the product sooner than later. I offered RT to set-up separate ml
for those interesting to discuss marketing etc. issues, but guess if I
got reply to my email? ;-/
> Notwithstanding that there
> are good points being made, there is also way too much
> unresolvable opposing philosophies; sort of like
> talking religion or politics - and you know where that
> gets you. I'm not saying limit it strictly to coding
> questions and examples, because I think discussions on
> collaborative efforts to build a few killer apps is
> fruitful, but maybe there should be another list for
> all the discussions about what RT 'should' do. I am
> simply happy to have such a language which is so new
> and different and powerful. I mean no offense, but
> how many of us who are so smart about what RT needs to
> do to be successful could have done what they've done?
If you say something like that, then you always very cleverly block ppl
from having right to their own opinion ...
> It's human nature to look at what exists and see
> 'what's missing' or how things should be, but that
> angle becomes fruitless when it degenerates into long
> historical justifications.
>
> I realize this has been somewhat of a rant, and let me
> reiterate that I learned a lot from the list in its
> earlier days, but it has become not very useful in the
> past few weeks. Can we get back to being more
> on-topic?
>
Maybe we would like to be, but as for me - I can't. What do you use/want
to use REBOL for? Some of us needs to know at least something about
directions, and that mean even marketing. You know what? - do you think
the discussion would be occuring if RT would answer at least basic
questions? I just wonder how many ppl actually ordered /Command not even
remotely knowing, what does the licence agreeement look like ....
-pekr-
