Re: What should I say to a *nix community?

["Lukas Beeler" <lukas.beeler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 8:01 PM, James Lampert <jamesl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In the 1950s and 1960s, we thought freeways, conversion of urban transit
> systems from streetcars to buses, and near-universal automobile
> ownership were "progress," and passenger trains -- from the streetcar to
> the Sunset Limited -- were "old stuff."
>
> *cough cough*
>
> Running "old stuff unmodified" is a perfect expression of the old
> engineer's maxim, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."

Isn't this the reason why your car industry is dieing? Sticking to
running old 6l engines with a carburetor, instead of going with new,
high pressure, fuel injection, turbocharged for maximum engine
efficiency?

It's easier constantly adopt your software to today, instead of
leaving it 25 years to rot and then finally realize that you'll need
to rewrite it all.