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Date:      Thu, 31 Aug 2000 16:02:49 +0000 (GMT)
From:      Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>
To:        jcm@freebsd-uk.eu.org (j mckitrick)
Cc:        tlambert@primenet.com (Terry Lambert), res03db2@gte.net (The Clark Family), chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Gimme FreeBSD anyday!
Message-ID:  <200008311602.JAA02396@usr06.primenet.com>
In-Reply-To: <20000830205243.A23746@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> from "j mckitrick" at Aug 30, 2000 08:52:43 PM

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> On Tue, Aug 29, 2000 at 08:32:20PM +0000, Terry Lambert wrote:
> | > 3. Why doesn't M$ use such a tool to improve code quality?  They of all
> | > people have the funds.
> | 
> | The tools won't run on Windows platforms; they require big iron.
> | The smallest systems you'll find them on are UNIX engineering
> | workstations with a lot of RAM and a lot of disk.
> 
> I mean why not use these tools during the development process, on
> non-windows machines, of course?

Most programmers do not have the discipline to program for several
platforms simultaneously, or there would be no need for crocks like
GNU configure.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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or previous employers.


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