From: Ken Murchison (ken@oceana.com)
Date: Wed Mar 05 2003 - 14:48:08 CST
Henry Spencer wrote:
>
> > ...I get the impression from these threads that the usenet
> > people want to do what's easiest for them, and then throw the shit over
> > the fence for everybody else to deal with.
>
> No, we are saying that some of the shit is already on your side of the
> fence -- you opened the gate, and in it came -- and you are going to have
> to start shoveling sooner or later. That being the case, we object to you
> saying that we must solve this problem in such a way that you never have
> to handle a shovel... because that's no longer possible.
>
> You're standing in it up to your ankles, and still insisting that if we
> only do our job properly, your shoes will never get dirty. We're trying
> to figure out the best and fairest way to shovel the stuff, but a "no dirt
> on my shoes" requirement is awkward, and it seems pointless when the tops
> of your shoes aren't even visible any more, much less clean.
Then we're in agreement, both sides are going to have to do some work.
I'm not opposed, nor any of the other "IMAP folks" that I'm aware of, to
picking up a shovel. My problem is with the attitude (perceived or
otherwise) of "we're going ahead with 8-bit and screw everybody else".
My main point is that we should make every effort to be compatible with
everybody, but backwards compatibility with existing standards should
take precedence over making sure we don't break a small minority that
willingly strayed from the beaten path. IMO, because of the nature of
the problem we won't be able to satisfy everyone, someone is going to be
left behind and it might have to be the raw 8-bit folks.
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