>>>>> "Chris" == Chris Pimlott <pimlottc@null.net> writes:
Chris> On Fri, 4 Aug 2000, Jim Ziegler wrote:
>> So out with Kernigan and Ritchie, they had no scanners so could not have
>> had anything to contribute. (Please be sure to note that this is a
>> comment on the arrogance of the assumption that one who does not have
>> convienent access to the latest technology cannot have anything of
>> value to contribute.)
Chris> There are a lot of ways to get a digitalized picture.
Chris> * Scan a photo
Chris> (At school, at work, at a friend's, at the library, at the
Chris> local copy shop)
Australian outback developers not welcome? And what's with the
sparser populated areas of the US? School? "We homeschool".
My highschool (Gymnasium) didn't have a scanner... okay, that was ~15
years ago, but I doubt they have one now. My hometown (2500 people
then, 3500 now) doesn't have such fancy things.
"*Local* copy shop" shows the attitude here quite nicely, I think...
Chris> * Take a picture and get it developed on PhotoCD
"get it developed" Simple, yes, in a sufficiently large city.
Chris> * Take a picture with a digital camera
Chris> (Try visiting your local computer store with a floppy and try
Chris> out one of those Sony floppy cameras (or even a normal one if the salesmen
Chris> are good))
"*Local* computer store" Great.
Chris> * Send a photo to someone with a scanner
Chris> (There's already been one developer who was volunteered this
The closest to workable... but still (IMBNPPO) too much work for too
little gain.
Chris> If Debian will accept a fax quality black and white image, that
Chris> adds more options. Yes, not everyone has a scanner, but one of these
Chris> should be viable (even if it ends up costing a few bucks).
What for, I ask, what for?
Bye, J
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