Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site packet.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!seismo!hao!hplabs!hpda!fortune!amd70!packet!cfv From: cfv@packet.UUCP Newsgroups: net.lang.c Subject: Re: Re: Re: There is a "Modular C" (off of a tangent...) Message-ID: <290@packet.UUCP> Date: Sun, 3-Jul-83 15:56:00 EDT Article-I.D.: packet.290 Posted: Sun Jul 3 15:56:00 1983 Date-Received: Wed, 6-Jul-83 15:30:11 EDT References: uiucdcs.2222 <4887@cca.UUCP> <270@packet.UUCP> Organization: PacketCable,Inc. Cupertino, CA. Lines: 35 Evidently when I made my original assertions about SIGPlan and net news I did not make some of my points as clearly or lucidly as I had hoped. The mail I received on some of my comments showed me some of the flaws and I feel that some apologies and clarifications are in order. Serves me right to flame when I am in a bad mood. I should know better... First of all, on SIGPlan: I should have pointed out that for someone much closer to compiler state of the art than I am it would probably be much more relevant than it is to me. I still believe that the SIG publications in general should go through some form of referee to minimize the triviality or incorrectness that shows up in them. On net news: What I said before stands: My only NEED for net news is for the information I get for supporting Unix. If I didn't have a Unix system to support I wouldn't have net news around (probably). However, there is a LOT of information available on the net beyond Unix, and all of it is useful in one form or another to one person or another or it wouldn't be there. I may not PERSONALLY be interested in a topic, but as long as someone is, then I fully support its availability and use. My implication that all non-essential (to me) topics should dry up and leave me alone was completely off-base, uncalled for, and incorrect and for that I apologize. Finally, I would like to take time to thank people like Mark and Scott who took the time to send me very well thought out and intelligent comments that made me sit down and think about what I said. Its people like these that make the net truly interesting and WORK. For all of the nameless people who sent flames even more mindless than mine were ('Sticks and stones...') thanks for letting me know that there are others who can write while sleeping... -- >From the dungeons of the Warlock: Chuck Von Rospach ucbvax!amd70!packet!cfv (chuqui@mit-mc) <- obsolete!