I don't mind so much admitting that given a choice between building my own
wheel, and buying someone else's, the latter is sometimes a correct choice.
The EDI standards are also public, but this does not seem to hurt the
software vendors.

I understand that laziness is a biological necessity: if I have to spend
more energy gathering food than I get from the food, I'm better off not
eating. It's just a question of how long it takes me to starve to death.

Of course, it is more politically expedient to call this approach to work
"efficiency" than "laziness". I can then use the time I save to read "Slack:
Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency".
http://isbn.nu/076790768X

Greg Stigers
http://www.cgiusa.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tracy Pierce [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 10:56 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Store tape format? (new product announcement)
>
> Sounds pretty cool!  But would your new product be any less
> valuable if the
> store tape format were made public?
>
> Tracy Pierce

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