Plan B for D

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I hope that never happens, but if it does ...

"D's passed on. This language is no more. D has ceased to be. D's expired and gone to meet its maker. ... This is an EX-LANGUAGE."

Sorry, couldn't help it. 

Georg Wrede Wrote:

> Though unpleasant reading, somebody has to write this, too. (My 
> appologies to Walter, and to the rest of us.)
> 
> 
> Painting Devils on the wall
> 
> What happens if Walter gets run into by a drunk, and is off-line for 6 
> months? Or permanently??
> 
> Ideally there should be an explicit plan for such things. And it should 
> be public. Some benefits:
> 
> o We'd all know what to do if it really happens
> 
> o Firms and corporations considering D have less one-man-show worries
> 
> o It simply is prudent
> 
> o "The accident doesn't come if you're insured"
> 
> o Initial time wasted on copyright issues, language goal etc. vanish
> 
> My sincerest appologies, again, for writing this -- but it really needs 
> to be addressed now and not on some rainy fall day.