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Sussman is not just "a professor at MIT." He's one of the inventors of Scheme and one of the authors of SICP. And perhaps most apropos for this article, one of
by dreamcompiler 6y ago
Sussman is not just "a professor at MIT." He's one of the inventors of Scheme and one of the authors of SICP. And perhaps most apropos for this article, one of the founders of the FSF, along with of course RMS.
- pc86 6y agoNowhere in the comment to which you're replying was Sussman called just a professor.
- neilv 6y agoSussman is awesome. But I'd like all professors, everywhere, to consider FLOSS as a possible good match for their missions -- and not dismiss it as something for only a handful of exceptional specialists to do.
- chrisseaton 6y ago> Sussman is not just "a professor at MIT." You're the only person who said 'just'! You're arguing against something you said.
- dreamcompiler 6y agoMy intent was to elaborate on the parent's phrase "For a professor to use only FLOSS when teaching CS students...", not to accuse him/her of ignorance. If my use of the word "just" sounded argumentative, I apologize.
- opan 6y agoHe didn't put "just" in his quotes, so it wasn't part of the wording being argued with.
- arunc 6y ago> Sussman is not just "a professor at MIT." Your comment could be taken out of context here. I am no language expert, but it's better to use the form "Sussman is not only a professor at MIT, but also ...". "just" is probably overused these days. It has replaced words like "please" and structures like above. Contrast: a) Can you just do that b) Can you please get that
- dreamcompiler 6y agoAgreed. This is a language habit I need to break.