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From: ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: ALED goes to the wastebasket here in Iceland
Message-ID: <1991Jun17.085509.4678@uwasa.fi>
Date: 17 Jun 91 08:55:09 GMT
References: <3246@krafla.rhi.hi.is> <1991Jun14.210757.13150@uwasa.fi> <4090@sixhub.UUCP>
Organization: University of Vaasa, Finland
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In article <4090@sixhub.UUCP> davidsen@sixhub.UUCP (bill davidsen) writes:
:
>  The pas/fail is done on the basis of whether a program is useful or
>entertaining, not based on standards for human interface. If a program

Agreed, and naturally condoned (for whatever it is worth).  Just one
detail to avoid (furher?) misunderstandings on this part of the
subject.  User interface is certainly not the _only_ aspect I use in
my own moderating decisions at garbo.  But it has an important
bearing on these decisions.  On the other hand there is no need to
deny that fact that your and my selection criteria seem to differ at
occasions.  (But then, again, why shouldn't they). 

>seems useful to a number of readers, as the editor in question, the fact
>that it won't handle special characters is regretable, but I don't feel
>that I should deprive readers who find it useful of the chance to
>evaluate and use it.

I must blame myself for being unclear.  Perhaps I should have
changed the subject header when making my comment trying to draw our
fellow programmers' attention to quality control aspect.  I was
meaning to speak in general.  I wasn't making a comment on ALED one
way or the other.  (Well, be that as may, at least an interesting
discussion has ensued around ALED). 

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Prof. Timo Salmi
Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous ftp archives 128.214.12.37
School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland
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