Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Umm.....I think the point I was making is that we should just go ahead and work on the project, and not be intimidated by the great names involved with the earlier effort. I think, but I'm not sure, that we agree. Dan C. At 05:43 PM 12-10-00 -0700, Roger Beamon wrote: >On 12 Oct 2000, Dan Cardish wrote, at least in part: > >> If we try and compete with the original "Family of Man', we will >> be doomed to failure. Whatever we produce will not have the >> impact of the original, and I don't think we should even attempt >> it. Rather, we should just submit the best that we can, and let >> the pieces fall where they may. > >You never know, Dan. Obviously we'll submit the best that we >can and the pieces *will* fall where they may. That's what's >gonna happen, period! How do we compete or not compete? >Anything published with the proposed title will be examined >against the first. The competition exists regardless of how we do >it. And, that's the beauty of it. If it's "doomed to failure" so be it, >but it just *might* succeed. > >The names listed by B.D. are to be respected and admired, but >realize that they are what's past. Alastair is proposing what's >now. There are some big guns here and some guns that may >reach 'bigness' as a result of this project. > >Better to have competed and lost than not to have competed at >all. > >-- >Roger, List-Owner >The LEG (Leica Enthusiasts Mailing List) >http://www.topica.com/lists/leica > >