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Re: Wishlist addition for Snews

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From: Malcolm Muir
Date: Sat, 11 May 1996 00:00
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John Washington (john@wash.demon.co.uk) wrote:

> Well, a rewrite might be nice, but I doubt if there's
> enough resources available to go for revolution rather
> than evolution.  I think the Grandfather's Axe model is
> more appropriate -- every few years alternately replacing
> the head or the shaft.

The trouble is we keep changing the shape of the old handle every
time. It needs a new one :)

-- 
Malcolm S. Muir                               Demon Internet Ltd.
Sunderland                                    322 Regents Park Road
England                                       London N3 2QQ
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From: malcolm@demon.net (Malcolm Muir)
Subject: Re: Wishlist addition for Snews
Date: 1996/05/11
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