On Tue, 27 Apr 2004, Sherm Pendley wrote: > On Apr 27, 2004, at 2:58 PM, Chris Devers wrote: > > > how many times does the wheel need to be re-invented, ya know? :-) > > I've always thought that an odd expression.
Fair enough :-) But still, think about it: do we need to make one of these refinements to the basic design of the wheel every time we want to take a car from one state to another, or *gasp* drive to another country? Of course not. And yet here we are tinkering over building software when perfectly good package management software will not only do this for you on demand, but they'll even provide you with pre-made versions for your platform. And still people are out there sanding down their wheels from unhewn blocks of stone and crafting axles from the last remaining Live Oaks out in the back yard, with blood, sweat, and absolutely no power tools. For what? Now if you want to argue over what *color* our wheels should be, or what people want out of their wheels, that's a different matter entirely... :) -- Chris Devers
