Re: [HACKERS] Forms package and other companion software.

On Tue, 10 Jun 1997 07:57:51 -0400 (EDT), David Friend
<dfriend@atlsci.atlsci.com> wrote:

>On Mon, 9 Jun 1997, The Hermit Hacker wrote:

>> <RANT MODE ON>
>>=20
>>     I can never figure out how it is that ppl can't clue into the
>> fact that there is a "Search Now" button with the option to "Search =
All
>> Categories" being the default option...it boggles the mind
>>=20
>> <RANT MODE OFF>

>I think this is perfectly clear.

There is nothing mind boggling about the page being a bit of a puzzle to
someone who hasn't already seen the idiom - getting all items by doing a
blank query.

>> > Also, if we are trying
>> > to attract serious users I'm not sure it's good advertising to say =
that
>> > the 3rd party page was "literally thrown together at 4am".
>
>Personally, I found this comment an excellent recommendation in favour =
of
>PostgreSQL.

The remark was intended as *constructive* criticism.  It is clearly a
service to have the third party page there at all.  But that's no reason
to enshrine it.  Heck, most of PostgreS{95)(QL) was in need of cleanup
not too long ago.

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