Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 21 Feb 2001 20:45:26 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 21 Feb 2001 20:45:16 -0500 Received: from blackhole.compendium-tech.com ([206.55.153.26]:2543 "EHLO sol.compendium-tech.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 21 Feb 2001 20:45:00 -0500 Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 17:44:54 -0800 (PST) From: "Dr. Kelsey Hudson" To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: RE: Linux stifles innovation... In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, 21 Feb 2001, Leif Sawyer wrote: > > From: Dr. Kelsey Hudson [mailto:kernel@blackhole.compendium-tech.com] > > > > 'good' in this case was meant to mean working properly, well-coded, > > does-what-it's-suppossed-to-do, eg not broken in one way or > > another. English should have a better word that 'good...' > > > > Functional, perfect, clean, documented, readable, understandable, > tight, tuned, grok-able. exactly what i meant, with the exception possibly of 'grok-able' as i'm not familiar with that term. > Don't use one word to mean multiple things if you're trying to make > a clear case. Otherwise you sound like a Micro$oft lawyer. :-) How dare you compare me to that scum-of-the-earth! :) I do agree, though... I should have been more clear. > Really, this thread should just DIE already. It should! > We now return you to your regularly scheduled kernel bashing. Let the flames begin. :) Kelsey Hudson khudson@ctica.com Software Engineer Compendium Technologies, Inc (619) 725-0771 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/