Re: GNU Script isn't fixing something that's broken, so is doomed

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From: Ian Collier
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 1994 12:54

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I know you are not a fan, but you might have at least mentioned the word
REXX in your article.  After all, it does (among several of the other
languages you mentioned) have an ambition to be the world's universal
scripting language, and it already has a monopoly to a lesser or greater
degree on VM/VMS, Amiga and OS/2 platforms.

Ian Collier - Departmental Lecturer (and perpetual postgrad student) -
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Subject: Re: GNU Script isn't fixing something that's broken, so is doomed
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