other then the multi user debate how is OBeOS trying to be like any thing
other then R5? i'm not on any delevlopment team im on the Createive team,
and currently im working on icons, and personaly i'm trying to create a set
that is usable but not a copy of other things. i just dont see how were
writing to the norm?
At 09:21 PM 8/8/02 -0400, you wrote:
This is an interesting philosophical point that I see brought up over and over again.
Seems like now adays it's better to be mediocre rather than the best so you are like "everyone else".
I see this happening in obos, too.
The main thing I loved about beos is it said, damn the old ways, we are going to be the best. Now I see, this thing about aping MS, and trying to only do what "90% of home users" would want. 90% of home users don't know that obos exists. If you talked about it to them 90% of them wouldn't care, in fact 90% of them would think that you were in need of some help.
The point is that 90% of the world is not your friend, they don't love you, and they are an insufficient reason for not being your best at all times.
I don't hear Jordan saying, "yea, I missed that shot b/c 90% of people watching at home would have missed it, too." :)
best,
Fred Ollinger (follinge@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) CCN sysadmin
