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From: gerryq@indigo.ie (Gerry Quinn)
Subject: Re: Software landmines (loops)
Date: 1998/09/06
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In article <6spj4u$pi0$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>, adam@irvine.com wrote:

>
>Of course, there's the danger that pointy-haired managers will then fail to
>work on the "real" solution for the next 49 years, because "it's not causing
>any problems right now", and "our whole computer systems will be obsolete by
>then anyway", and "we've never heard of George Santayana".  

Can't they 'window' again in 2049 by bringing everything back to the 
present state?

- Gerry

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