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=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,184737148aef02ac X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: Simon Wright Subject: Re: A Modest Defense of ACT (though they are big boys and can take care of themselves) Date: 1999/02/27 Message-ID: #1/1 X-Deja-AN: 449211316 X-NNTP-Posting-Host: pogner.demon.co.uk:158.152.70.98 References: <78sojm$crk$1@plug.news.pipex.net> <7982p7$nll$1@plug.news.pipex.net> <87aeyv4kbg.fsf@mihalis.ix.netcom.com> <79asc3$cq3$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> <79c2ch$j1c$1@remarQ.com> <79ckt6$rp3$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> <7ah65p$4ag$1@remarQ.com> <36CF00DB.43DF428C@lmco.com> <7arqt6$3ef$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> <36D41563.D8A72F6B@lmco.com> <7b4c0a$gmu$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> <36D6B701.6DDB0997@lmco.com> <7b6t9u$oag$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> X-Complaints-To: abuse@demon.net X-Trace: news.demon.co.uk 920101766 nnrp-03:19893 NO-IDENT pogner.demon.co.uk:158.152.70.98 Organization: At Home Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1999-02-27T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: dennison@telepath.com writes: > I don't think this is even a contraversial issue. You must have > noticed that Robert misses no oppertunity to point out that > "unsupported" users can expect no consideration whatsoever. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ In the UK this might be understood as 'can expect only rudeness'. That has not been my experience (and may not be what you meant?)