Re: KDE v. Gnome

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From: David Damerell
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1998 00:00

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Jason Clifford  <jason@dlsl.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>For necessary social services, yes. Are you trying to argue that
>computer software is such a necessary social service?

Consider the Y2K disaster scenarios produced (typically by Y2K
consultants) where much of the software in the world fails.

Consider the results of such a failure.

Software _isn't_ essential to society?
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From: damerell@chiark.greenend.org.uk (David Damerell)
Subject: Re: KDE v. Gnome
Date: 1998/10/07
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