> As I see it, people wanted to make new on their own instead of learning what was there. This is just how younger people are. You cut the divide between "forg

> As I see it, people wanted to make new on their own instead of learning what was there. This is just how younger people are. You cut the divide between "forgers" and "honers" along an age boundary, but that view of reality wrong. It has nothing to do with age, the mindset has other reasons. Also, as with most personality characteristics, they rarely change once developed, I wonder what gave you the idea. When I was young, I was a "honer" all along and have remained thus. I was interested in the history of Linux and its ancestors, and preferred making use of past and modifying contemporary software rather than writing new software.