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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: pppd vs ijppp
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> >To put it in a single aphorism: anything that works is better than
> >anything that doesn't.  You may recognize this as a reformulation of
> >Occam's Razor, the guiding principle of "The Scientific Method".
> 
> Of course, the truly arrogant believe that they can make ANYTHING
> work....so the question bouces back to which is the best way to do 
> it.

Presupposing the superiority of one way or the other.  Not necessarily
a valid assumption.  8-).

If you ask a good software engineer "Cany you write this?", the answer
will always be "yes".  This isn't arrogance; if something can be
imagined, and it doesn't violate any physical laws, it can be built.

Where you have to worry is how long of a delay there is between when
you ask the question and when you get your "yes".


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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