Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!rutgers!sunybcs!boulder!chimelis From: chimelis@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Chris Chimelis) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Standardization Summary: Not bloody likely... Keywords: spam Message-ID: <4166@boulder.Colorado.EDU> Date: 19 Oct 88 20:01:03 GMT References: <1304@nmtsun.nmt.edu> Sender: news@boulder.Colorado.EDU Reply-To: chimelis@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Chris Chimelis) Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder Lines: 19 In article dp1g+@andrew.cmu.edu (Demetri Patukas) writes: > >I agree! I have long since thought that WE NEED STANDARDIZED FILE REQUESTERS, >which would make life easier for both users and programmers, and would even help >make programs smaller. The other things you mention sound good too. I am >interested in seeing your whatever nots or thoughts you have on this. > I disagree. I think that even if we propose a "soft standard" or a verbal standard, that it would severly limit software authors. Sure, it may reduce software size, costs, etc, but it will stifle the creativity of authors and prevent such great file requesters as those available with Access! and several other programs. Plus, if you do give in to "standardisation", you will also be proving that Apple structure is superior to Amiga flexibility. Chris Chimelis chimelis@refuge.colorado.edu ncar!boulder!refuge!chimelis chimelis%boulder@colorado.bitnet