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From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
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Subject: Re: [OT] Gnat cross compiling FreeBSD to Win32 ?
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In article <5ee5b646.0205140613.14b17df4@posting.google.com>, dewar@gnat.com (Robert Dewar) writes:
> James Ross <rem.jr@rem.webross.com> wrote in message news:<gbu0euoblrr1vmeb21tiarhmv4aqqih7lv@4ax.com>...
>> On 13 May 2002 07:33:44 -0700, Ted Dennison wrote:
>  
>> My prediction is that Linux will *never* be consumer grade because of
>> lack of standards and ease of use.
> 
> Of course when someone makes a claim like this, you never know whether it
> is informed or not.

For me it is hard to discern the discipline in which they need to be
informed in order to be accurate.  Marketing, and psychology would
seem to be more useful than programming, but best of all would be a
thorough background in time-travel.