Received: from mail.proteosys.com ([62.225.9.49]) by nummer-3.proteosys with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.4905); Fri, 19 Jul 2002 07:51:03 +0200 Received: by mail.proteosys.com (8.12.2/8.12.2) with ESMTP id g6J5ogWi030161 for ; Fri, 19 Jul 2002 07:50:42 +0200 Received: from listserv.uni-heidelberg.de (listserv.uni-heidelberg.de [129.206.100.27]) by relay.uni-heidelberg.de (8.12.4/8.12.4) with ESMTP id g6J5ZrWK022623; Fri, 19 Jul 2002 07:35:53 +0200 (MET DST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C22EE8.441F7D80" Received: from listserv (listserv.uni-heidelberg.de [129.206.100.27]) by listserv.uni-heidelberg.de (8.12.2/8.12.2/SuSE Linux 0.6) with ESMTP id g6J2KJvR022948; Fri, 19 Jul 2002 07:35:40 +0200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Received: from LISTSERV.UNI-HEIDELBERG.DE by LISTSERV.UNI-HEIDELBERG.DE (LISTSERV-TCP/IP release 1.8d) with spool id 4143 for LATEX-L@LISTSERV.UNI-HEIDELBERG.DE; Fri, 19 Jul 2002 07:35:40 +0200 Received: from relay.uni-heidelberg.de (relay.uni-heidelberg.de [129.206.100.212]) by listserv.uni-heidelberg.de (8.12.2/8.12.2/SuSE Linux 0.6) with ESMTP id g6J5ZduV023450 for ; Fri, 19 Jul 2002 07:35:40 +0200 Received: from bilbo.localnet (root@pcp742276pcs.reston01.va.comcast.net [68.49.144.202]) by relay.uni-heidelberg.de (8.12.4/8.12.4) with ESMTP id g6J5YaWK022536 for ; Fri, 19 Jul 2002 07:34:40 +0200 (MET DST) Received: from bilbo.localnet (boris@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by bilbo.localnet (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian -4) with ESMTP id g6J5YLEC028598 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=FAIL); Fri, 19 Jul 2002 01:34:22 -0400 Received: (from boris@localhost) by bilbo.localnet (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian -4) id g6J5YH6I028594; Fri, 19 Jul 2002 01:34:17 -0400 In-Reply-To: (message from Apostolos Syropoulos on Thu, 18 Jul 2002 21:42:29 +0300) References: Return-Path: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 19 Jul 2002 05:51:03.0726 (UTC) FILETIME=[448E44E0:01C22EE8] X-Authentication-Warning: bilbo.localnet: boris set sender to borisv@lk.net using -f X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.6 (www dot roaringpenguin dot com slash mimedefang) Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Subject: Re: forwarded message from Jeff Licquia Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 06:34:17 +0100 Message-ID: A<200207190534.g6J5YH6I028594@bilbo.localnet> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Re: forwarded message from Jeff Licquia Thread-Index: AcIu6ESpQdUhNNcvQVqIlI+Y0MbVuw== From: "Boris Veytsman" To: Reply-To: "Mailing list for the LaTeX3 project" Status: R X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 4328 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C22EE8.441F7D80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 21:42:29 +0300 > From: Apostolos Syropoulos > > > Yes but your message was the one about Debian/LaTeX machines, not = mine, > right? TeX is a typesetting system, Linux is an operating system, two > rather different kinds of entities. Comparing the two things is a > *mistake* that many Linux people do. If we want to compare things, we > should start with Perl, Python, Ruby, etc. Sorry for making myself not clear. Debain/LaTeX machine is a machine running Debian when its primary job is processing LaTeX files. -- Good luck -Boris If you remove stricture from a large Perl program currently, you're just installing delayed bugs, whereas with this feature, you're installing an instant bug that's easily fixed. Whoopee. -- Larry Wall in <199710050130.SAA04762@wall.org> ------_=_NextPart_001_01C22EE8.441F7D80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Re: forwarded message from Jeff Licquia

> = Date:         Thu, 18 Jul 2002 = 21:42:29 +0300
> From: Apostolos Syropoulos = <apostolo@OBELIX.EE.DUTH.GR>

> >
> Yes but your message was the one about = Debian/LaTeX machines, not mine,
> right? TeX is a typesetting system, Linux is an = operating system, two
> rather different kinds of entities. Comparing = the two things is a
> *mistake* that many Linux people do. If we want = to compare things, we
> should start with Perl, Python, Ruby, = etc.


Sorry for making myself not clear.

Debain/LaTeX machine is a machine running Debian when = its primary job
is processing LaTeX files.

--
Good luck

-Boris

If you remove stricture from a large Perl program = currently, you're just
installing delayed bugs, whereas with this feature, = you're installing an
instant bug that's easily fixed.  = Whoopee.
          &nbs= p;  -- Larry Wall in <199710050130.SAA04762@wall.org>

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