Re: Documentation (was Re: [Chicken-users] How to use prelude?)

[Peter Bex]

On Mon, May 29, 2006 at 03:12:06AM -0700, Dan wrote:
> Just a small observation -- the propensity for long,
> complicated URL's isn't a win. Typing the full
> www.call/cc.org is a pain; the galinha site is also
> not something I can memorize, and the same goes for
> the united freaks site.

Hmmm.. callcc.org is still available.  Perhaps felix should
register it and have it point to the other domain.

> I now we're living in the age of delicious, but typing
> a good URL is always the fastest. No, local bookmarks
> don't cut it -- there's already too many of them.
> 
> Maybe it's just me, but I'd love shorter, memorable
> URL's.

I agree with Brandon that the call/cc URL is easy to remember
(especially if you read the Baker paper) but it is a bit long :)

Peter
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