On Friday 13 August 2004 06:37 pm, Erik Steffl wrote: > Jack Bowling wrote: > > On Fri, Aug 13, 2004 at 04:57:31PM -0400, John Check wrote: > > > > <snip> > > > >>Yes, for deep technical discussions, the participants need to be > >> qualified, but when one is blazing a new trail it's better to chop off > >> the branch that's in your way than it is to let it smack the person > >> behind you in the face because after all, they're an explorer too. ;) > > > > <snip> > > > > Wow. What a great metaphor. Might just use this one ;) > > what I was tought is to never ever follow people on a trail too > closely (i.e. I am responsible for my safety, not somebody else). [of Which is good > course, it's nice/good/appropriate to be considerate of people who are > behind us] > Well, if not chop the branch, at least give a heads up. > not entirely sure how to translate it to software development:-) > maybe don't use beta (pre-release, early release) when you're not ready > for beta? > > erik
