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From: Davide Libenzi <davidel@xmailserver.org>
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On Wed, 5 Dec 2001, Larry McVoy wrote:

> > I still think (see my previous email) that we're actually heading to more or
> > less the same place from different directions, which was actually my main
> > point.
>
> Oh, I agree with that.  There is no doubt of that, I thought that was fairly
> apparent.  We aren't arguing about "what" we are arguing about "how".  You
> are saying "I can take the path explored before and do it better" and I'm
> saying "Maybe, but extremely unlikely given history.  It's far more likely
> that you'll repeat history by ignoring it, a time honored tradition, albeit
> ill-advised."

Larry, I'd like to remember You that science progress has been made by
people that forced common knowledge, starting from Platone spherical earth
up to Einstain theory of relativity.
A lot of failures sure, but a single success is enough to pay out.
The _main_ difference with the two examples is that earth has always been
spherical and sub-atomic mechanics is always been in that way, while
technology progress could make someone else to succeed where you failed
time ago.




- Davide


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