>>>> "Valdis" == Valdis Kletnieks
<Valdis.Kletnieks(a)vt.edu> writes:
Valdis> [1 <text/plain; us-ascii (7bit)>]
Valdis> On Tue, 31 Aug 1999 08:10:47 PDT, Kyle Jones <kyle_jones(a)wonderworks.com>
said:
> Why is init-file-user and -u such a big furball? Both are
> atavisms from teh dark ages, and the docstring specifically
> mentions .emacs so there's no reason it _has_ to work with
> .xemacs, PACKAGEPATH and all that. Why can't it just be left
> alone, working imperfectly, just it does now?
Valdis> Every Real Programmer has within him/herself the insatiable need to
Valdis> hack code. It's like a hamster's excercize wheel, except it's
more
Valdis> prone to catching fire and drawing the attention of other
hamps^H^H^H^Hprogrammers...
Please don't make such blanket statements if you haven't followed the
discussion, and don't know the issues involved. As an alternative, be
my guest and fix the bugs yourself.
--
Cheers =8-} Chipsy
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