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From article <13499@well.UUCP>, by nagle@well.UUCP (John Nagle):
>       Having used a few of these products, my main observation is that
> using software components from multiple vendors tends to result in
> annoying problems.  A typical problem stems from several components
> assuming that they can safely replace some standard portion of the
> standard C library (such as "printf" or "exit") with their own version.
> This is a good reason for only buying components for which one gets
> source code, so that such problems can be resolved.

    Alternatively, you can use a language whose designers recognized
    the need for portability; Ada prohibits subsets and supersets, and
    issues validation certificates to compilers only after they have
    passed a rigorous validation suite; even then, the certificate is
    only good for about 18 months, at which point the compiler must face
    a newer, stronger validation suite if it is to obtain a new certificate.


    Bill Wolfe, wtwolfe@hubcap.clemson.edu