Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site timeinc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!timeinc!greenber From: greenber@timeinc.UUCP (Ross M. Greenberg) Newsgroups: net.misc,net.wanted Subject: Re: Question for Freeware authors Message-ID: <439@timeinc.UUCP> Date: Tue, 20-Aug-85 19:42:41 EDT Article-I.D.: timeinc.439 Posted: Tue Aug 20 19:42:41 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 24-Aug-85 01:42:04 EDT References: <873@wanginst.UUCP> <390@timeinc.UUCP> <181@tekig5.UUCP> <392@timeinc.UUCP> <651@brl-tgr.ARPA> Reply-To: greenber@timeinc.UUCP (Ross M. Greenberg) Distribution: net Organization: Time Inc. (Edit Tech), New York Lines: 26 Xref: watmath net.misc:8437 net.wanted:6997 Summary: In article <651@brl-tgr.ARPA> ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie) writes: > >It's this reasoning that keeps us measuring frequency in Hertz and >conductivity in Siemenns. Next thing, we'll have to start calling >the C compiler "Ritchie." > And I suppose you never heard of a "mho"? :-) Calling the C compiler Ritchie might have some problems: "Hi, dear. How was your day at the office?" "Hi, hon! Not too bad, except the damned Ritchie ended up not being portable. I sure wish it was a Flugelware product...." -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Ross M. Greenberg @ Time Inc, New York --------->{vax135 | ihnp4}!timeinc!greenber<--------- I highly doubt that Time Inc. would make me their spokesperson. --- "You must never run from something immortal. It attracts their attention." -- The Last Unicorn