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Subject: Re: [9fans] Maybe it is april fool's after all ...
From: Brantley Coile <brantley@coraid.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 08:09:31 -0500
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And a sufficient quantity of bad source is the same, or worse, than
no source at all.


> On Fri Jan 20 23:28:05 EST 2006, quanstro@quanstro.net wrote:
>> just because you can't see the source, doesn't make it any better.
>> ...
>> - erik
>> ...
> 
> the original point was that it doesn't matter whether you can
> see the source or not, the effect is the same - failure to deal
> with complexity results in an inability to simply compile a
> working programme on new hardware running the same O/S and have
> it work. instead, hacks are done and baggage is carried around
> to keep the old binary working.
> 
> --jim