[UFO Chicago] New Linux Website

[Ian Bicking]

On Fri, 2002-12-06 at 07:15, Nate Riffe wrote:
> Professional golfers spend nearly all of their time walking across and
> striking small objects which are resting on lawns of grass.  I have
> never heard of a single argument over what type of grass makes a
> better golf course so vicious as I the arguments of technologists over
> text editors....
> 
> Of course people have preferences.  What's that got to do with arguing
> them to death?

Like we don't debate chairs, golfers don't debate grass.  But I'm sure
they spend endless time discussing golf clubs.  Every specialty has a
set of items or techniques that are essential, and to which the
specialist specifically adapts -- and just like technologists, they have
endless debate over it.  We aren't so special.

-- 
Ian Bicking <ianb@colorstudy.com>