From lojban-out@lojban.org Wed Jul 24 20:54:30 2002 Return-Path: X-Sender: lojban-out@lojban.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_0_7_4); 25 Jul 2002 03:54:29 -0000 Received: (qmail 9407 invoked from network); 25 Jul 2002 03:54:29 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.216) by m8.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 25 Jul 2002 03:54:29 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO chain.digitalkingdom.org) (204.152.186.175) by mta1.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 25 Jul 2002 03:54:29 -0000 Received: from lojban-out by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.05) id 17XZhs-0002SC-00 for lojban@yahoogroups.com; Wed, 24 Jul 2002 20:54:28 -0700 Received: from digitalkingdom.org ([204.152.186.175] helo=chain) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.05) id 17XZhn-0002Rv-00; Wed, 24 Jul 2002 20:54:24 -0700 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Wed, 24 Jul 2002 20:54:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: from rlpowell by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.05) id 17XZhj-0002Rj-00 for lojban-list@lojban.org; Wed, 24 Jul 2002 20:54:19 -0700 Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 20:54:19 -0700 To: lojban-list@lojban.org Subject: Re: [lojban] to-do list (was Re: New Members, Board of Directors, other LogFest results) Message-ID: <20020725035419.GJ17369@chain.digitalkingdom.org> Mail-Followup-To: lojban-list@lojban.org References: <5.1.0.14.0.20020723195058.030913c0@pop.east.cox.net> <5.1.0.14.0.20020723025544.032cba90@pop.east.cox.net> <4.3.2.7.2.20010730221611.00b10c00@pop.cais.com> <5.1.0.14.0.20020723025544.032cba90@pop.east.cox.net> <20020723103956.E28971@miranda.org> <5.1.0.14.0.20020723195058.030913c0@pop.east.cox.net> <5.1.0.14.0.20020724122649.032e7ec0@pop.east.cox.net> <5.1.0.14.0.20020724195628.032f4c80@pop.east.cox.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.0.20020724195628.032f4c80@pop.east.cox.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i X-archive-position: 271 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org Precedence: bulk X-list: lojban-list X-eGroups-From: Robin Lee Powell From: Robin Lee Powell Reply-To: rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=116389790 X-Yahoo-Profile: lojban_out On Wed, Jul 24, 2002 at 09:28:12PM -0400, Bob LeChevalier wrote: > You have to understand that many people don't want to install ANY > software downloaded from the net. there is a certain paranoia that > has set in. In my case, my system died hard when Robin downloaded > WinCVS last year, though it wasn't WINCVS or anything he did, and > indeed Robin was of the opinion that I had TOO much stuff installed, > since my Start Menu was overflowing. I also never uninstall anything. I have rarely, if ever, seen a machine more in need of re-OSing. > But for me also it is simply learning curve. Time spent learning news > software cuts into the time I can spend doing what I do now, and I > don't have enough time for THAT. I posted *explicit*instructions*. Following them should take you about 10 minutes. You do *not* need to learn to use the software. > I have the impression that several people have done that already. > Since I can't imagine using the computer to look up individual words, > I've never seen much use in it. > I think that anything that is official needs to have been reviewed > heavily by SOMEONE, preferably more than one "someones", who have > established credibility for technical knowledge of the language. Purely out of curiosity, I'm curious if I count, both in your eyes and others'. I like to think I'm pretty good with lojban, but 'technical knowledge'? I dunno. > On the other hand, it mattered a lot to Hartmut to have "official" > support for his efforts to get Lojban used in the European Patent > Office, even though LLG with its American-heavy membership would seem > to have little reason to be listened to by the EPO. See!? That's what I've been saying: official approval costs you nothing, and it makes people happy. -Robin -- http://www.digitalkingdom.org/~rlpowell/ BTW, I'm male, honest. le datni cu djica le nu zifre .iku'i .oi le so'e datni cu to'e te pilno je xlali -- RLP http://www.lojban.org/