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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: Historic Opportunity facing Free Unix (was Re: The Lai/Baker paper, benchmarks, and the world of free UNIX)
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 1996 16:40:23 -0700
Organization: Me
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Peter W Boettcher wrote:
] I disagree. I am a fairly competent programmer, but do not have
] the experience necessary to do anything productive with system
] development. I would, on the other hand, be willing to spend
] some time working on applications. I would also place two of
] my friends in the same category. In fact, I would argue that
] there are much more than two groups... there is a wide range
] programmer types, not just Those Who Program and Those Who
] Don't. I will probably become a Kernel Hacker(tm) within a few
] years, but for now,...
I stand happily corrected. When can we expect your Microsoft
Office clone?
8-).
Terry Lambert
terry@lambert.org
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or previous employers.