[wg-c] Re:

[Mikki Barry <ooblick@netpolicy.com>]

At 4:02 PM -0700 8/30/99, Dave Crocker wrote:
>>I have seen lots of information and computer sciences in my time, 
>>even though I will be the first to admit that this isn't my 
>>strongest field.  In all that I have seen, there is no technical 
>>reason for a hierarchial technology, especially in the face of 
>>possible damage.
>
>When we have the detailed designs for a candidate replacement 
>system, we can compare the trade-offs.

That would be a wonderful thing to examine.  Meantime, while trying 
to better understand the issues of non hierarchial systems, I found 
this writing by Karl Auerbach.  I found it quite interesting.

  http://www.cavebear.com/cavebear/growl/issue_2.htm#multiple_roots