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Re: Not at all a pact with the devil...
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 23 Jan 2001 13:32:51 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Ross Crawford writes:
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> Larry Pieniazek <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message
> news:G7LH2p.It4@lugnet.com...
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Ross Crawford writes:
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> > > > Especially when it's posted in a non useful way, as I said.
> > > > Todd does have a special responsibility to keep the line between
> > > > his private persona and his public one distinct.
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> > > I don't accept that at all. Anyone who wants to express their opinion in • a
> > > public forum should be allowed to do so, whether they are involved in
> > > running it or not. If someone else takes exception to that, that's fine, • but
> > > I don't think in this situation you (or anyone) has the right to dictate
> > > Todd's (or anyone's) "responsibility" (special or otherwise).
> >
> > I'm not dictating. Not now, not ever.
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> Then perhaps you should have worded it "Todd should think about making the
> line between ....". It just sounded to me like you were stating a fact, and
> that was why I responded as I did.
I can see how you might take it that way... but I do have a rather brash
style, long term readers know when I'm being actually emphatic. :-) However
communication wasn't did, and the fault lies not with the reader.
> Certainly. I definitely agree that many developers make incorrect
> development decisions based on MS / non-MS bias, as well as many other
> biases with little relevance to the job. This generally results in increased
> development time (cost), or below-standard results, or both. This is *bad*.
> I think the open-source platform is a good development platform, but there
> are many others, including MS. You should use the right tool for the job.
I don't think we're disagreeing.
> In the case of LUGNet, because resources are probably a bit more limited
> than most development projects, familiarity with the platform becomes a
> factor. I don't know how familiar Todd is with MS web development, but if
> he's more familiar with FreeBSD / Apache / whatever else he uses (what do
> you use Todd?), then he probably can't afford the time involved researching
> / learning other tools.
I think Apache but am not sure. Apache is the right tool for the job, it's
way better than IIS, IMHO. I am not advocating any sort of change in
technology, merely a decrease in anti-MS bias. It's not anti-MS to use
Apache or Linux. The technology decisions I refer to impact the users.
Choice of OS or web server or development tools in general should, on a
properly engineered site, have no user impact.
++Lar
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| Larry Pieniazek <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:G7LH2p.It4@lugnet.com... (...) a (...) but (...) Then perhaps you should have worded it "Todd should think about making the line between ....". It just sounded to me like you were (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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