Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ubvax!mrspoc!itkin
From: itkin@mrspoc.UUCP (Steven M. List)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.elm
Subject: Re: Elm will become a HP-UX standard
Message-ID: <1090@mrspoc.UUCP>
Date: 4 Oct 88 20:40:25 GMT
References: <1000004@hpycla.HP.COM> <1000005@hpycla.HP.COM>
Reply-To: itkin@mrspoc (Steven M. List)
Organization: Transact Software, Inc., Mt. View, CA
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In article <1000005@hpycla.HP.COM> kawaji@hpycla.HP.COM (Toshiyuki Kawaji) writes:
> I'm sorry if you felt something negative.
> However, please make sure following point.
> 
>  . We don't disturb Elm development/distribution in USENET community.
>    We just want to share our benefit, HP release level quality.
> 
>  . We are willing to cooperate USENET Community.
> 
Having followed this discussion for the past few weeks (and dozens of
messages) I am truly gratified.  It seems to me that the last couple of
messages, particularly from Dave, Greg Hackney, and Kawaji-san, sum it
up quite nicely.

I recently took my children to see Bambi, and an analogy struck me
when thinking back on the first messages and responses: two buck deer
butting and kicking over territory.  I noticed that at no time did
anyone claim that either group would produce a better or worse product.
There was no contention in terms of ego or quality, only territory.  And
now, reason rises, compromise is discussed, and we will all benefit.

My public gratitude and congratulations to all the participants in the
USENET and HP Japan ELM groups, their maturity in recognizing what was
really at stake, and their dedication to producing a tool to better the
environment of their fellows.  Thanks, all!

I LOVE ELM.
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