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Re: Piece sorting methods
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Date: 
Wed, 23 Dec 1998 18:06:59 GMT
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On Mon, 21 Dec 1998 23:46:34 GMT, Sproaticus <jsproat@geocities.com>
wrote:

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

No, it isn't stable because it's an open source project. It's stable
because it's stable.

portable, it's not scalable, no one uses it for anything serious, and

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 platform.... well, sevewral, at least. :)
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

Err.. yes. right. *paging the men in white jackets to the courtesy
phone shaped like a pink banana with white fluff!*

they sold me Windows NT Server with BackOffice.  Visual Basic will solve
all your scripting and application woes. (1)

Do you not mean BackOrifice?


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.

Well... it did get sorta obvious toward the end. the first few lines
are things I've read from people without smilies, and meaning it,
too...

Jasper



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