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Re: Year 2000 and Linux

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From: Gordon Scott
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 00:00
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Chris Waters (cwaters@systems.dhl.com) wrote:
: gordon@sys-2-34.multitone.co.uk (Gordon Scott) writes:
: > Yup. Again, personally, I think we should be dealing^H^H^H^H^H^H
: > have dealt with both together -- why fix two related problems
: > separately?

: Ah, ok, there's definitely something to that argument.  But I'm not
: sure it's that easy.  Plus, while it may take less time to fix both
: problems if you fix them both at the same time, it will still take
: more time to fix both than it will take to just fix one.  And only one
: is in danger of exploding in our faces.

You're right, of course.

I guess I'm a little angry that it's because we (collectively)
have been putting this off so long that *now* you're right,
but if we'd addressed it early enough we wouldn't be facing a
potential problem now.

When I say we, I mean not just the software people, but 
also the sales, marketing &c. people who set priorities.

Gordon.
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From: gordon@sys-2-34.multitone.co.uk (Gordon Scott)
Subject: Re: Year 2000 and Linux
Date: 1998/03/16
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