Re: Hardware for new Linux box

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From: Tim Haynes
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1999 00:00

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Oz <Oz@upthorpe.demon.co.uk> doodled in uk.comp.os.linux:

> You aren't supposed to believe textbooks, you are supposed to understand
> them.

You obviously haven't read a textbook on (S)ML, then. They take some believing
AND some understanding, IMHO :)
Yes, you are supposed to believe a textbook, at least as insofar as believing
what it tells you is true. Understanding is essential but a lower layer.

~Tim
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From: piglet@glutinous.custard.org (Tim Haynes)
Subject: Re: Hardware for new Linux box
Date: 1999/11/19
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