>>>>> "Chris" == Chris Pimlott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Chris> On Fri, 4 Aug 2000, Jim Ziegler wrote: >> So out with Kernigan and Ritchie, they had no scanners so could not have >> had anything to contribute. (Please be sure to note that this is a >> comment on the arrogance of the assumption that one who does not have >> convienent access to the latest technology cannot have anything of >> value to contribute.) Chris> There are a lot of ways to get a digitalized picture. Chris> * Scan a photo Chris> (At school, at work, at a friend's, at the library, at the Chris> local copy shop) Australian outback developers not welcome? And what's with the sparser populated areas of the US? School? "We homeschool". My highschool (Gymnasium) didn't have a scanner... okay, that was ~15 years ago, but I doubt they have one now. My hometown (2500 people then, 3500 now) doesn't have such fancy things. "*Local* copy shop" shows the attitude here quite nicely, I think... Chris> * Take a picture and get it developed on PhotoCD "get it developed" Simple, yes, in a sufficiently large city. Chris> * Take a picture with a digital camera Chris> (Try visiting your local computer store with a floppy and try Chris> out one of those Sony floppy cameras (or even a normal one if the salesmen Chris> are good)) "*Local* computer store" Great. Chris> * Send a photo to someone with a scanner Chris> (There's already been one developer who was volunteered this The closest to workable... but still (IMBNPPO) too much work for too little gain. Chris> If Debian will accept a fax quality black and white image, that Chris> adds more options. Yes, not everyone has a scanner, but one of these Chris> should be viable (even if it ends up costing a few bucks). What for, I ask, what for? Bye, J -- Jürgen A. Erhard eMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone: (GERMANY) 0721 27326 My WebHome: http://members.tripod.com/Juergen_Erhard "All language designers are arrogant. Goes with the territory..." -- Larry Wall
Re: [nm-admin] Identification step in the current scheme (Re: Fearthe new maintainer process)
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- Re: [nm-admin] Identification ... Richard Braakman
- Re: [nm-admin] Identification ... Chris Pimlott
- Re: [nm-admin] Identification ... Nils Lohner
- Re: [nm-admin] Identification ... Marcus Brinkmann
- Re: [nm-admin] Identification ... Nils Lohner
- Re: [nm-admin] Identification ... Gopal Narayanan
- Re: [nm-admin] Identification ... Anand Kumria
- Re: [nm-admin] Identification ... =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=22J=FCrgen_A=2E_Erhard=22?=
- Re: [nm-admin] Identification ... Jim Ziegler
- Re: [nm-admin] Identification ... Chris Pimlott
- Re: [nm-admin] Identification ... =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=22J=FCrgen_A=2E_Erhard=22?=
- Re: [nm-admin] Identification ... Chris Pimlott
- Re: [nm-admin] Identification ... Andreas Rottmann
- Re: [nm-admin] Identification ... Anand Kumria
- Re: [nm-admin] Identification ... =?iso-8859-1?Q?Jens_M=FCller?=
- Re: [nm-admin] Identification ... Dale Scheetz
- Re: [nm-admin] Identification ... Dale Scheetz
- Re: [nm-admin] Identification ... Anthony Towns
- Re: [nm-admin] Identification ... Matthew Vernon
- Re: [nm-admin] Identification ... Jim Ziegler
- Re: [nm-admin] Identification ... Joey Hess