From: bush@ecs.ox.ac.uk (Mark Bush) Subject: Re: smalltalk on SLS (was Re: SLS update: missing make) Date: 21 Jan 1993 10:56:12 GMT
In article <2B5CD671.14307@tct.com> chip@tct.com (Chip Salzenberg) writes:
#According to jjctc@lhdsy1.lahabra.chevron.com (James C. Tsiao):
#>By incorporating non-essential materials into the base+X disks (a,
#>b, c, and x), the new users are forced to either download the whole
#>thing, or try to figure out what is essential and what is not.
#
#Completely agreed... if you add a third possibility, namely: they can
#ask someone in the know to tell them what they need. That happens all
#the time here on c.o.l. Certainly anyone who's paying for their
Chip:
#I do not object if Peter chooses to make such a separation. My
#objection is to pompous statements which attempt to dictate how a
#dedicated volunteer goes about his generous and unpaid work. I'd
#greatly appreciate it if you'd stop writing them.
I think what everyone would be hapy with is a distiction between essential,
desirable and extras. This would satisfy people like James who will more
easily see what they should grab to start with, and also people like Chip
who know enough to be able to go straight to what they want anyway (and by
his own admission wouldn't object).
What does Peter have to say on the subject?
Perhaps an c.o.l.a regular posting of an SLS roadmap?
Mark