From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: ** X-Spam-Status: No, score=2.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,INVALID_MSGID, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,344332f209947007 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: system@niuhep.physics.niu.edu Subject: Re: Gnat Free ? Date: 1998/10/23 Message-ID: <70q95g$f09$1@husk.cso.niu.edu>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 404326925 References: <6volj0$250$1@uuneo.neosoft.com> <3620F843.39465221@home.com> <3621E42C.2920@Entenhausen.net> <700rfc$6h4$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> <3627196D.720A@Entenhausen.net> <708040$4h4$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> <87pvbs6zb3.fsf@yakisoba.forte-intl.com> <708n07$7bq$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> <87soglbhwu.fsf@yakisoba.forte-intl.com> Organization: N.Ill.U. Physics Dept. Reply-To: system@niuhep.physics.niu.edu Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1998-10-23T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: -- Forte International, P.O. Box 1412, Ridgecrest, CA 93556-1412 Ronald Cole Phone: (760) 499-9142 President, CEO Fax: (760) 499-9152 My PGP fingerprint: 15 6E C7 91 5F AF 17 C4 24 93 CB 6B EB 38 B5 E5 Ronald Cole writes: >Ronald Cole writes: >> dewarr@my-dejanews.com writes: >> >Ronald Cole writes >> > >Oh yeah? Just try to talk Dewar out of 3.11b without crossing his >> > >palm with some cash... He's even threatened to consider not doing >> > >business with any one who starts giving out wavefront ("non-p") >> > >releases >> > We certainly have never "threatened to consider not doing >> > business with any one who starts giving out wavefront". That is >> > pure fantasy on the part of Ronald Cole. >> >> It's certinly ironic that the post you claim is "pure fantasy" is >> archived at dejanews... Took me all of 5 minutes to find, too. Do tell? >Go to "power search". Select "English" for the Language, >"comp.lang.ada" as the Forum, "dewar" for the Author, and "May 1 1997" >for the Date. Then "wavefront" for Power Search and click on "Find". >The first article found says: > > "If people started distributing wavefront versions freely, then w[e] > would probably reluctantly decide to stop making them available, > since it would be clear that their distribution was harmful. That > would be too bad for the cases where they really solve a problem. ... Not there > "So if we did decide to curtail the distribution of wavefront > release because of problems with uncontrolled releases, then this > would be nothing like "refusing to do business with people" or > anything like that. it would just be a matter of balancing the needs > of customers in certain situations with other needs, something we > have to do all the time." And not there In other words Dewar has never "threatened to consider not doing business with any one who starts giving out wavefront [] releases" Morphis@physics.niu.edu Real Women change tires abuse@uu.net postmaster@uu.net Real Men change diapers security@uu.net