Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2001 21:54:49 -0600 From: "Mike Meyer" <mwm-dated-1008215689.ed33cd@mired.org> To: "Anthony Atkielski" <anthony@freebie.atkielski.com> Cc: <chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: A breath of fresh air.. Message-ID: <15377.36617.358466.76379@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <008101c17f9a$1a4a4290$0a00000a@atkielski.com> References: <0112071641320B.01380@stinky.akitanet.co.uk> <000b01c17f42$c23ab140$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <3C110351.4748B559@duth.gr> <005001c17f6c$e60c0ef0$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <15377.17350.796336.801464@guru.mired.org> <006901c17f70$19a2f820$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <15377.18218.830731.410656@guru.mired.org> <008101c17f9a$1a4a4290$0a00000a@atkielski.com>
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Anthony Atkielski <anthony@freebie.atkielski.com> types: > Mike writes: > > This assumption is false. The dominant system > > will be the best-marketed one that meets the > > customers requirements, which is not the same > > thing as the one that best meets the customers > > requirements. > Point taken. But I have previously explained that "good enough" is all that > is ever required, by definition. So a system that meets the customers' > requirements is ... a system that meets the customers' requirements--and > beyond that, the rest is irrelevant (because it is not required). Actually, I explained that to you. I've tried to explain that the requirements of every individual are different, so that the best-marketed product that is good enough for the majority may not be good enough for any given individual, but you can't seem to understand the point because it conflicts with your prejudices. There's a name for people who insist that any property of the majority of the members of a group is a property of every member of the group. > > In either case, you don't know whether it is > > the rational choice for any particular use until > > you know the requirements of that case. > As a group, people do not tend to make irrational choices. LOL. > > No, but they invalidate your religiously pushing > > of the same solution for all uses in those two > > environments. > I have no religion in IT. But agnostics such as myself are rare. For someone who claims to be an agnostic, you sure spend a lot of time preaching. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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