Re: Minimal.DB

• Date: Thu, 16 Nov 1995 09:21:14 PST
• From:
  "C. Regis Wilson" <t_pascal@oxy.edu>
• cc: moo-cows.PARC@xerox.com

>Pascal> The question is, "What is truly minimal?"  Some might
>Pascal> argue that LambdaCore is minimal.  Others posit that
>Pascal> ZenMOO (http://www.zennet.com/) is minimal, but which
>
>I think the concept here was minimal in the mathematical sense of
>operators.  Such a minimal.db would have the smallest possible number
>of objects, and those objects would be as simple as possible, such
>
I propose therefore, a core with zero objects.  This fits all your criteria.

>that a virtual world with evolvable dynamic behaviour could be
>developed from that minimal.db without recourse to "external" means.
>
Oh, in that case, minimal.db is much too minimal.  You would need a core
that would develop itself, since wizards, programmers and builders are all
"external" "means".  I wrote an AI program a few years back which I might
port to MOO.  I could even use it in the upcoming T'Hung'AMOO release.
I could also release the AI core!  Thank you for the ideas.
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