From gregory.dyke@epfl.ch Sun Sep 14 08:43:15 2003 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Sun, 14 Sep 2003 08:43:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from imap.epfl.ch ([128.178.50.10] ident=mailsrv) by digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.12) id 19yZ1m-0004MZ-00 for lojban-list@lojban.org; Sun, 14 Sep 2003 08:43:07 -0700 Received: from imap.epfl.ch (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by imap.epfl.ch (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.0 Patch 3 (built Mar 23 2001)) with ESMTP id <0HL700K5HNNRZO@imap.epfl.ch> for lojban-list@lojban.org; Sun, 14 Sep 2003 17:43:03 +0200 (MET DST) Received: from [62.202.161.136] by imap.epfl.ch (mshttpd); Sun, 14 Sep 2003 17:43:03 +0200 Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 17:43:03 +0200 From: GREGORY DYKE Subject: [lojban] Re: Text for beginners - chrestomathy part 1 To: lojban-list@lojban.org Message-id: <3ba1a5fa.a5fa3ba1@imap.epfl.ch> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: iPlanet Webmail Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-language: en Content-disposition: inline X-Accept-Language: en X-archive-position: 6155 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: gregory.dyke@epfl.ch Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list > What is the relationship between Chrestomathy and BF? > > Will Chrestomathy usage constrain BF? > Or will the Chrestomathy be revised to conform to BF prescription? > Or will the two be entirely independent, with Chrestomathy written in > pre-BF Lojban, but BF not required to make Chrestomathy usage licit? The way I see it, the chrestomathy will strive to conform to BF prescription. Any bad usage will be explicitely noted and excused on account of our not knowing better. Will not be changed: Gadri used to identify NU, unless clearly needed (and unspecified other gadri - and unspecified other stuff). Will be changed when possible: bad use of CAhA and any other considerations the BF would care to share. The chrestomathy hopes to be a benchmark of good lojban - It *will* parse according to jbofihe. I do not believe that past mistakes should constrain the development of lojban's full potential. I intend to include essais on usage vs correctness in such domains which have not yet been fully understood - and may still contain errors in the final version. What other areas should be checked over to conform to BF? mu'o