On 10 Apr 2007 12:45:36 -0700 ... I didn't say it was Off Topic (although, IMHO it was). It was a private message to someone to continue the discussion off ...
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Shlomi Fish
shlomif3
Apr 12, 2007 6:36 am
Hi Tal! (and everybody) ... Just for the record, I'd like to note that: 1. Aur sent me a message privately. 2. Since I found the reply of value to a mailing...
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Nadav Har'El
nyharel
Apr 12, 2007 8:55 am
... Just a thought: Maybe these issues are not as important as you think? Some of the most interesting small projects that I ever worked on didn't follow any...
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Nadav Har'El
nyharel
Apr 12, 2007 9:52 am
... This is all irrelevant. No right-winged employer can realistically expect all his employees to be right-winged (and vice versa), unless he's a total ...
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Shlomi Fish
shlomif3
Apr 12, 2007 10:59 am
Hi Nadav! Thanks for your email. ... I heavily disagree with that claim and let me explain why. I don't devote all my time to thinking, or all my time to...
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Shlomi Fish
shlomif3
Apr 12, 2007 3:12 pm
Hi Nadav! ... All of these rules are not a panacea or a necessity. To quote Joel from http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html : ...
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Tzahi Fadida
Tzahi.ML@...
Apr 12, 2007 5:57 pm
Just a suggestion, for the most idealistic. Perhaps you should consider combining a PHD degree and an open source software/design. My degree was MSc, however,...
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Nadav Har'El
nyharel
Apr 12, 2007 6:31 pm
... It is conceivable that some "outside-world" experience can give you a philosophical idea. For example, Richard Stallman's "free software" ideas (and...
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Shlomi Fish
shlomif3
Apr 13, 2007 7:52 am
Hi Nadav! Please don't take it the wrong way, but I think that following my refute of your claims, you have evaded them, and instead of saying that you stand ...
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Shlomi Fish
shlomif3
Apr 13, 2007 9:23 am
See: http://www.shlomifish.org/philosophy/computers/education/introductory-language/ for an essay I wrote and published recently. There are some links to...
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Shlomi Fish
shlomif3
Apr 13, 2007 9:27 am
See: http://www.shlomifish.org/philosophy/computers/education/introductory-language/ for an essay I wrote and published recently. There are some links to...
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Tzahi Fadida
Tzahi.ML@...
Apr 13, 2007 5:31 pm
... Don't confuse implementation and design :). To the best of my knowledge, linus may have implemented many ideas in FOSS but did not invent those ideas. His ...
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Muli Ben-Yehuda
muxtub2001
Apr 13, 2007 6:36 pm
... So, how many projects have you worked on with Linus? Because from where I stand, Linus is a far better designer than implementor, and he's a great...
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Nadav Har'El
nyharel
Apr 13, 2007 8:09 pm
... My original point (before Shlomi replied and Tzahi's replied to it) was that while Linus is a gifted engineer (which you split into two kinds of gifts,...
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mazon26
Apr 14, 2007 12:35 am
Looking for programmers to help in project similar to bittorrent technology Reply and I can explain more qualified applicants: 1. open minded 2. think and...
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Tzahi Fadida
Tzahi.ML@...
Apr 14, 2007 12:44 am
... We are referring here to FOSS philosophy, not to coding (either code design or code implementation). If there are projects of FOSS philosophy i am not...
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Shlomi Fish
shlomif3
Apr 14, 2007 8:49 pm
... [hackers-il] Mission Statement for a New Company based on ... That may be true. ... Right. ... Well, this is a generalisation, which is not quite accurate....
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Shlomi Fish
shlomif3
Apr 19, 2007 7:47 am
... Why? Show me the Proof!!! The burden of proof is on you. Regards, Shlomi Fish ... Shlomi Fish shlomif@... Homepage:...
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Nadav Har'El
nyharel
Apr 19, 2007 9:07 am
... There are several problems with this definition, and I'll mention one below, but I have to admit it's not very fair that I "disprove"; a definition based on...
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Arik Baratz
arikb_
Apr 20, 2007 8:50 am
... No it is not. In my reality this definition sucks. You may buy into this definition, because you subscribe to some absolute truth. I don't. We don't have...
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Shlomi Fish
shlomif3
Apr 21, 2007 6:47 am
... OK. ... Actually no. Most evil people are well-aware that their actions are destructive. They never admit it, but they know it. When Mao killed 60 million...
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Shlomi Fish
shlomif3
Apr 21, 2007 6:49 am
Hi Arik! ... If no proof is possible, then I cannot accept your claim, because it lacks any reasoning. So you might have well not said it. Thanks for playing! ...
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Arik Baratz
arikb_
Apr 21, 2007 7:31 am
... Oh. So you totally deny the value of a formed opinion. I guess you don't have a favorite color or a favorite dish either, because you're unable to prove...
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Shlomi Fish
shlomif3
Apr 21, 2007 9:31 am
... I do not. ... I do. But such opinions are ammoral. Whether I prefer blondes or brunettes (or both) or Perl or Python (or both), or prefer chocolate...
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Arik Baratz
arikb_
Apr 21, 2007 5:57 pm
... In my opinion you do :-) ... Exactly ... Can't argue with you on your math exercise. Just remember that what you take for granted (2+2=4) is based on a set...
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Shlomi Fish
shlomif3
Apr 27, 2007 7:22 am
See: http://brucio.blogspot.com/ for a very funny blog that parodies Lisp. Regards, Shlomi Fish ... Shlomi Fish shlomif@... Homepage:...
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Shlomi Fish
shlomif3
Apr 28, 2007 9:59 am
... Prove it! ;-) ... OK. ... I do accept the Peano axioms (which I'm well aware of) on "faith". However, they seem to "make sense", and using them one has...
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Arik Baratz
arikb_
Apr 28, 2007 11:03 am
... That "make sense" thing is where your subjective belief system comes into play. ... Well, one could construct a consistent system with different axioms and...
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Yehoshua (Shay) O'...
shay@...
Apr 28, 2007 7:37 pm
Hello, JLC is having a meeting tonight (28/04). Place: Blaze Café. Shmuel Ha'Nagid Street, 5. Phone number of the place: 02-6251737 Time: 21:00. For any...
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Uri Even-Chen
uri@...
Apr 30, 2007 10:39 pm
Hi people, A friend of mine, Omer Zak, recommended me this list. I hope it's OK I'm posting to it. A few days ago I wrote a very emotional article about...
