On 05/18/2013 02:37 PM, Linda Walsh wrote:
Michael S. Dunsavage wrote:
"The only universal constant is change. If a species can not adapt it goes extinct. That's the law of the universe, adapt or die. "
Change is not a constant though. Gradual change allows adaptation and evolution. History and the universe are full of examples where change happened, and it wiped out entire species and planets.
Change is not what is at issue. *speed* of change* and how long people have to adapt is. In nature, change that allows survival to happen, takes a LONG time. Changes that happen in a few weeks or months usually result in large scale extinctions.
A solar flare, moon hitting the planet, bullet in the head are all examples of nearly instantaneous change that most humans would not survive. Are you suggesting it is unreasonable for us to NOT want such changes?
I came to Linux when KDE# was perfect, or very nearly so. It was fantastic. THEN, change happened. Was I happy about it. Not particularly. I was more than happy as things were. I decided to install a KDE4 system to my spare computer to play with but stay with KDE3 as long as possible. They say that life is what happens while your busy making other plans. Life happened. My primary computer died, D ... E ... D dead. Took out EVERYTHING. The magic smoke escaped. What to do, what to do. I have a perfectly working, brand new install of KDE4 with everything I needed already on it. While I acquired a new computer I was pushed head first into KDE4 when it was first released, at best a Beta version in my opinion. Sink or swim, I was in it. It was a case of adapt or die. I chose to adapt and not spend all my time whining about it. When I got my new system built up I went with KDE4. Five years later and I find that KDE4 is just as good as, better in some ways than, KDE3. The universe, and everything in it, is in a constant state of change, trending towards entropy. -- “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.” -Albert Einstein _ _... ..._ _ _._ ._ ..... ._.. ... .._ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org