Re: Motivation behind the web application viewer (WAVI) project

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From	Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de>
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Subject	Re: Motivation behind the web application viewer (WAVI) project
Date	Fri, 27 Feb 2015 05:48:04 +0100
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John Harris wrote:

> On Thu, 26 Feb 2015 11:29:47 +0100, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn
> <PointedEars@web.de> wrote:
>>John Harris wrote:
>   <snip>
>>> In that case why write "There is no javascript"? Why not be more
>>> informative and helpful by writing
>>>   "Remember that 'javascript' names a family of languages " ...
>>
>>Because that would be confirming a misconception.
>>
>>As regards family of languages: QED.
> 
> But you, Thomas, are the only person in the world who thinks it's a
> misconception.

Claiming something does not make it so.  Neither does artistic snipping.

> Its use as a family name has been displayed in the FAQ
> for 15 years or so.

A misconception by few underinformed people, to be corrected.

> It's time you thought about it sensibly instead of
> thinking it's a single language name.

It’s *past* time that you posted something different from this constant 
bickering, something constructive, to this newsgroup, like source code,
or finally FOAD'd.

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Motivation behind the web application viewer (WAVI) project bakunin95 <jocl06@hotmail.com> - 2015-02-21 16:56 -0800
  Re: Motivation behind the web application viewer (WAVI) project Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-02-22 12:40 +0100
    Re: Motivation behind the web application viewer (WAVI) project bakunin95 <jocl06@hotmail.com> - 2015-02-22 06:37 -0800
      Re: Motivation behind the web application viewer (WAVI) project Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-02-22 19:29 +0100
        Re: Motivation behind the web application viewer (WAVI) project John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2015-02-23 10:20 +0000
          Re: Motivation behind the web application viewer (WAVI) project Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-02-23 15:17 +0100
            Re: Motivation behind the web application viewer (WAVI) project John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2015-02-24 09:58 +0000
              Re: Motivation behind the web application viewer (WAVI) project Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-02-26 11:29 +0100
                Re: Motivation behind the web application viewer (WAVI) project John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2015-02-26 19:26 +0000
                Re: Motivation behind the web application viewer (WAVI) project Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-02-27 05:48 +0100
                Re: Motivation behind the web application viewer (WAVI) project John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2015-02-27 10:26 +0000

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