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Re: Piece sorting methods
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Mon, 21 Dec 1998 23:46:34 GMT
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Jasper Janssen wrote:
Disclaimer: Do not start about stability. I didn't mention
stability, don't want to know about stability. If I want stability, I
turn to Linux.

Linux isn't stable because it's an open source project.  It's not
portable, it's not scalable, no one uses it for anything serious, and
it'll soon be in violation of the standards as soon as Microsoft invents
them.  Microsoft invented the Internet.  They told me so, right before
they sold me Windows NT Server with BackOffice.  Visual Basic will solve
all your scripting and application woes. (1)

Cheers,
- Sproat

1.  Obvious bait.  Written with my tongue planted firmly in cheek.  Do
not pick it up.  Move on, there's nothing to see here.  Everything is
under control.

--
Jeremy H. Sproat - jsproat@geocities.com
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Horizon/5249/

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  Re: Piece sorting methods
 
(...) I just thought I'd mention that VB is my personal bogeyman of the moment. I very much prefer a scripting language that has meat to it, such as Perl. Having said that, I just read something that chilled my blood. Evidently, PC Magazine named (...) (26 years ago, 22-Dec-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
  Re: Piece sorting methods
 
(...) No, it isn't stable because it's an open source project. It's stable because it's stable. (...) Not portable huh? Did I see Red Hat on Intel, Alpha, PowerPC, and some others? not serious? How many ISPs do I know that use Linux as their *nix (...) (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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(...) Oh I don't know... "640k ought to be enough for anybody" - Bill Gates, 1983 or thereabouts.... Of course, that was later, so your statement still stands :) (...) Possibly. Tho personally, I find the apple UI somewhat worse than the current (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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