Subject: RE: Compiling under FreeBSD and Devolping a GUI system
To: 'port-dreamcast@netbsd.org' <port-dreamcast@netbsd.org>
From: James West <James.West@Dobson.net>
List: port-dreamcast
Date: 04/10/2001 15:37:23
My bad, didn't know it doesn't load if you don't call it.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marcus Comstedt [SMTP:marcus@idonex.se]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 3:44 PM
> To: James.West@Dobson.net
> Subject: RE: Compiling under FreeBSD and Devolping a GUI system
>
>
> (removing list as recipient)
>
> >>>>> "James" == James West <James.West@Dobson.net> writes:
>
> James> I didn't say features were bad, feature -bloat- is bad. I have
> this text
> James> editor and it's really good at it does, it opens and reads files,
> it can
> James> turn off word wrap, etc. Why do I need a web browser? I have
> lynx, failing
> James> that I always have httpget -_^
>
>
> You don't have to use w3-mode when you don't need it. If you don't
> call it, it is not even loaded. I don't see how it could be bad just
> that the feature _exists_? If I'm going to write a text file with the
> contents "Hello, world!", I don't need to type any "x":es. Is it then
> bad to use an editor with which you are able to type the letter "x"?
>
> IMO the best thing is to always have all the power at your fingertips,
> so that you have it when you need it.
>
>
> // Marcus
>