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From: boris@world.std.com (Boris Levitin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: BLATANT ADVERTISING!! Try Nisus ;-)
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Date: 1 Dec 90 09:09:22 GMT
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clouds@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Kathy Strong) writes:
>If Joe User says "I need to do X in Word," then
>   If you know how to do it in Word, post
>   Else, email              ^^^^^^^  ^^^^
>         ^^^^^
>Else if Joe User says "Is there any way at all to do X?" then
>        If you know how to do X, post
>        Else, shut up.  :-)
>              ^^^^^^^
>P.S. My personal opinion? I'm kinda tired of seeing the Nisus plugs.

The effect of this would be serious restraint of progress.  There are too
many features out there chasing too few packages, and the one or two that
can do X are often at risk of being killed off by the status quo that
we'd only be encouraging if we did not discuss alternatives here to products
that people already own.  I, for one, do not intend to comply.  Constantly
seeking better ways to do things is what made this country great.

Remember, at first no-one wanted to hear about the Mac either.

Boris Levitin
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