From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,5cb36983754f64da X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2004-02-28 05:28:23 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!nx02.iad01.newshosting.com!newshosting.com!news-feed01.roc.ny.frontiernet.net!nntp.frontiernet.net!tdsnet-transit!newspeer.tds.net!news.binc.net!kilgallen From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Those "home hobbyists..." (was: No call for Ada) Date: 28 Feb 2004 07:28:19 -0600 Organization: LJK Software Message-ID: References: <3GU%b.304$n37.74561@read2.cgocable.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: eisner.encompasserve.org X-Trace: grandcanyon.binc.net 1077974801 12568 192.135.80.34 (28 Feb 2004 13:26:41 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@binc.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 13:26:41 +0000 (UTC) Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:5922 Date: 2004-02-28T07:28:19-06:00 List-Id: In article , tmoran@acm.org writes: >> "Ben's hobby is restoring vintage motorcycles." > One suspects Ben could restore a lot more motorcycles if he bought a > large repair shop with the best modern tools, and hired the best > mechanics. But he is probably not interested in motorcycles > restored/month, and he probably doesn't want to spend the time or > money for such a shop. > Given the prior discussion, I interpreted "home hobbyist" to mean one > who has a limited budget and isn't necessarily interested in the most > efficiently productive way to get a lot done. As opposed to one who > is doing the activity to earn his daily bread, and is thus very > interested in productivity, and is willing to pay a lot for it. Well put.