Re: [Nms-cgi-devel] Re: The Target Audience (crazyinsomniac)

[iain t. <ic...@eh...>]

* Joseph F. Ryan (rya...@os...) [20 Jan 2002 19:51]:
> At 11:33 PM 1/19/2002 -0800, you wrote:
> > Why don't we (or you) just include Mail::Mailer and all the
> > neccessary modules in the distribution (use lib style of course)?

[...]
> NMS scripts MUST be able to simply be dropped in over the old script
> and work perfectly. Its a pain in the ass, but it has to be :)

Biggest qualm I have, but a necessary evil. Yet another argument for
having more modules in the core - even if it is a bit late now.

I'll be interested in seeing the perl6 core module selection.


[...]
> > On another note, I really dislike mailing lists (forum, forum,
> > yeeeees, forum ;^%).

> I agree, its much easier to check a forum :)  Besides, with a forum,
> we will always have records...

What, like a mailing list archive?

Forums are annoying because they use the browser's text entry box. And
you have to visit them to know something's new. As distinct from it all
ending up in a mailbox and one being able to use one's mail editor. Much
nicer.


cheers,
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iain.                                          <http://eh.org/~koschei/>