Re: mutual project

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On Wed, 21 Apr 1999, John Cowan wrote:

> From: John Cowan <cowan@locke.ccil.org>
> 
> William Tanksley wrote:
> 
> > Nothing stops anyone -- we're all free agents.  We still generally start
> > out wanting to do something, and choosing the best tool for that job.  If
> > you want to modify a language, you'll prefer a language which is open for
> > modification.
> 
> The view of LLG (the Lojban organization) is that many people
> will not learn a language that they perceive as showing a substantial
> risk of change, for they are not willing to have to unlearn what
> they have learned.  At the present time both Lojban (de jure) and
> Loglan (de facto) have stabilized, as far as I can tell.


I agree! Languages are standards and have little value if others do not
follow them. Lojban's baselining is a strong feature.




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