From jewel@pixie.co.za Sun Jul 28 10:52:19 2002 Return-Path: X-Sender: lojban-out@lojban.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_0_7_4); 28 Jul 2002 17:52:19 -0000 Received: (qmail 43209 invoked from network); 28 Jul 2002 17:52:18 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.218) by m10.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 28 Jul 2002 17:52:18 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO chain.digitalkingdom.org) (204.152.186.175) by mta3.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 28 Jul 2002 17:52:18 -0000 Received: from lojban-out by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.05) id 17YsDK-0000hk-00 for lojban@yahoogroups.com; Sun, 28 Jul 2002 10:52:18 -0700 Received: from digitalkingdom.org ([204.152.186.175] helo=chain) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.05) id 17YsCm-0000hS-00; Sun, 28 Jul 2002 10:51:44 -0700 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Sun, 28 Jul 2002 10:51:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: from spamisevil.test.ie.vianw.net ([212.17.60.214] helo=lenny.elandtech.com) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.05) id 17YsCh-0000hJ-00 for lojban-list@lojban.org; Sun, 28 Jul 2002 10:51:39 -0700 Received: from [192.168.100.211] (helo=localhost.localdomain ident=jleuner) by lenny.elandtech.com with esmtp (Exim 3.34 #1 (Debian)) id 17Yrz2-0007Q7-00 for ; Sun, 28 Jul 2002 17:37:32 +0000 Subject: Re: lojban brochure To: lojban-list@lojban.org In-Reply-To: <20020728170257.GA69422@allusion.net> References: <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> <20020723202414.4923.qmail@pi.meson.org> <1027862685.31650.35.camel@bapli> <20020728170257.GA69422@allusion.net> Content-Type: text/plain X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.7 Date: 28 Jul 2002 18:50:31 +0100 Message-Id: <1027878632.31651.68.camel@bapli> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-archive-position: 343 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: jewel@pixie.co.za Precedence: bulk X-list: lojban-list From: John Leuner Reply-To: jewel@pixie.co.za X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=41106253 X-Yahoo-Profile: jewel2011 On Sun, 2002-07-28 at 18:02, Jordan DeLong wrote: > On Sun, Jul 28, 2002 at 02:24:45PM +0100, John Leuner wrote: > [...] > > I don't think it's a good idea to compare Lojban to a computer > > programming language in the brochure. > > FWIW, I think this comparison is a good idea. The proficency of > humans with computer programming languages is important for lojban > because it suggests that the LALR(1)-ness of the lojban grammar > shouldn't make it more difficult for humans than natural languages. > Additionally this comparison certainly targets the core potential > lojban audience, which seems to be people interested in either > languages, computers, or both. I would prefer "a potential core audience" to "the core potential audience". Why would people not interested in computers not form a potential audience? John Leuner