Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!ateng!chip
From: chip@ateng.ateng.com (Chip Salzenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: free versions of complex software
Message-ID: <1988Sep27.110223.5235@ateng.ateng.com>
Date: 27 Sep 88 15:02:23 GMT
References: <720@proxftl.UUCP> <14061@agate.BERKELEY.EDU> <756@proxftl.UUCP> <1@elgar.UUCP> <780@proxftl.UUCP> <14420@agate.BERKELEY.EDU> <793@proxftl.UUCP>
Organization: A T Engineering, Tampa, FL
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According to bill@proxftl.UUCP (T. William Wells):
>In article <14420@agate.BERKELEY.EDU> weemba@garnet.berkeley.edu (Obnoxious Math Grad Student) writes:
>>In article <780@proxftl.UUCP>, bill@proxftl (T. William Wells) writes:
>>>we will go on to do something different which, again, is probably beyond
>>>the current means and interests of those who write free software.
>>
>>What's next on your agenda?  Networked windowing systems?
>
>Stupid man!  Your ignorant sarcasm demonstrates your sickness.

Actually, Weemba's allusion to X exhibited _informed_ sarcasm.  The X window
system is free, and excellent.

Much free software is written by people who _also_ write commercial
software, so the quality and available resources are comparable.
-- 
Chip Salzenberg                 or 
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