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From: Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@holomorphy.com>
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To: Rob Wilkens <robw@optonline.net>
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Subject: Re: Nvidia and its choice to read the GPL "differently"
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On Fri, 10 Jan 2003, Rob Wilkens wrote:

> On Fri, 2003-01-10 at 21:54, Larry McVoy wrote:
> > Indeed.  Lots of things which are hard look easy to people who haven't 
> > done them.  Operating systems don't have a corner on that market.
> 
> Of all the things that computer software programmers do, writing
> operating systems is among the most simplistic of those tasks.

okay

> Of that, I am certain.

okay
 
> That is why my first job out of college was as an Operating Systems
> Kernel Programmer.
>
> That is what they call "low level programming" and that kind of
> programming is looked down upon by most other programmers.
> 
> High-level languages (stuff like delphi and visual basic) are grown-up
> languages and tools where you can create more substantial programs using
> more substantial areas of your brain.

Please say you're simply trolling...

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