From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Tim McNamara Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Program structure of Pstricks, what is its basic structure? Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 21:10:24 -0600 Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <42414174.0402221953.24c938a6@posting.google.com> <42414174.0402231604.5a4c2a1a@posting.google.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1077592696 2896 80.91.224.253 (24 Feb 2004 03:18:16 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 03:18:16 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Feb 24 04:18:10 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AvT5G-0006PM-00 for ; Tue, 24 Feb 2004 04:18:10 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1AvT2o-0003a7-0p for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 23 Feb 2004 22:15:38 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!news-out.visi.com!petbe.visi.com!news.octanews.net!gemini.bitstream.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: comp.text.tex,comp.lang.postscript,gnu.emacs.help User-Agent: Gnus/5.1006 (Gnus v5.10.6) Emacs/21.3.50 (darwin) Cancel-Lock: sha1:dV7sZtzuIFCgtWkvqTD2a97UjRE= Original-Lines: 42 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 409d0749.news.bitstream.net Original-X-Trace: 1077592227 gemini.bitstream.net 440 216.243.177.155 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@bitstream.net Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu comp.text.tex:271446 comp.lang.postscript:76672 gnu.emacs.help:121162 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:17113 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:17113 crashedandburnt1@hotmail.com (Crashedandburnt) writes: > Timothy Van Zandt Prof of Economics, INSEAD > writes: > >> Sorry, but that is malicious slander, and so asinine I'm not sure I >> should lower myself to a response. pstricks has quite extensive >> documentation besides the user's guide. The file pstricks.doc >> documents the main source code and various other extensions have >> some documentation. I don't have anything I've never released. > > First, the preamble: > > 1;; The civilized mode of discussion is without name calling and > without ego. And Dr Van Zandt made a civilized comment without calling you any names. Which is more than can be said for your prior post! > Unfortunately, the Achilles Heel of the academia is ego. Often grad > students fired for ego. Umm, a grad student can't be fired, since they're paying for the education they are receiving. > 3;; I would gladly apologize if you have satisfactory documentation. He has offered documentation which is verifiable: pstricks.doc. > Although a comment per line of code is not too much,I do not hold > your package to this standard. A comment per line of code is certainly far too much! Any reasonably competent programmer doesn't need such handholding; comments are only needed for the nob-obvious sections of code. > 5;; This preamble is not an accusation or directed to any person and > do not get angry. I hope replies have not been initiated before this > point. It certainly reads like an accusation, and your comments were quite pointedly directed at Dr. Van Zandt.