Xref: utzoo alt.religion.computers:1187 gnu.misc.discuss:615 Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!wuarchive!texbell!sugar!peter From: peter@sugar.hackercorp.com (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: alt.religion.computers,gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: Is there any mainstream PD software? Message-ID: <4812@sugar.hackercorp.com> Date: 21 Dec 89 14:48:47 GMT References: <4793@sugar.hackercorp.com> <1989Dec20.062700.17904@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> <4805@sugar.hackercorp.com> <1989Dec20.224245.22383@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> Reply-To: peter@sugar.hackercorp.com (Peter da Silva) Organization: Sugar Land Unix - Houston Lines: 30 I said: "Terminal programs are computer-geek software because they're something that other computer-nerds will look at and say "wow, you're a cool frood you" and give the guy who wrote it an ego-boost. So he'll go back and do it again and make it better." Greg said: > I still don't get your point. You gave some scenario in which nerds > would sit around encouraging the author of a PD terminal program. That > isn't how this particular terminal program was written. So your point > has no point whatsoever. Therefore you are making silly definitions. Now back to your regularly scheduled flame: While your message could be used to describe the same situation as mine, it gives rise to the ludicrous picture of a bunch of socially malajusted individuals sitting around the computer chanting "Go, Go, Go...". That's hardly the same as seeing your name in the PD section of your local computer magazine, or getting feedback from your local BBS. Both of these are positive feedback from computer freaks, and that's about the only place you're going to get any response from the world at large. Tone and phrasing are pretty important. So why was this particular terminal program written? -- Peter "Have you hugged your wolf today" da Silva `-_-' 'U` "I haven't lost my mind, it's backed up on tape somewhere"