On 10/26/2013 04:15 PM, Chris Angelico wrote: > On Sun, Oct 27, 2013 at 2:05 AM, <ru...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> The large number of posts here from GG would suggest >> that the readership there is substantial, and the decline in >> "web-1.0" tools (usenet, mailing lists, etc) is additional >> evidence that the number of GG users (who are used to and >> prefer flashier web-based interfaces) may be much greater >> than you would like to think. > > That's not a problem. The people who think that Web 2.0 has to > completely supplant everything else are most welcome to spend all day > on Facebook, and try to get their homework help from there. I don't > mind. Meanwhile, the rest of us will continue to use - and to > understand - the lower-level internet protocols that actually work. We > will then go on to develop communication protocols that don't involve > JavaScript in web browsers, that don't have ten-round-trip latency, > and that actually work. SMTP-like or MUD-like protocols seem to be > quite effective, in my experience.
That's a pretty bigoted view of a large class of people. I understand your desire to stay with the technology you have learned and are familiar with. However, your apparent desire to exclude people who don't share your view is a shame and seems contrary to the PSFs policy of being welcoming and encouraging diversity. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list