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Re: NeXT

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From: Kee Hinckley
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1991 17:59
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In article <955@ltb.ltb.bso.nl> wierda@ltb.ltb.bso.nl (Gerben Wierda) writes:
>There use of gcc as their compiler indicates that they are smarter than the
>people who waiste money buy trying to build their own buggy compiler that they
>have to sell you for lots of $. The system is cheaper and their energy
>directed to more important issues.

Minor side issue here.

Despite common belief, gcc is by no means the best compiler for all platforms
(and g++ even less so) - either in terms of stability or performance.  On a 68K
machine that decision perhaps make sense, but certainly not on all platforms.

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I'm not sure which upsets me more: that people are so unwilling to accept
responsibility for their own actions, or that they are so eager to regulate
everyone else's.
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From: nazgul@alphalpha.com (Kee Hinckley)
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Subject: Re: NeXT
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