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From: Daniel Phillips <phillips@bonn-fries.net>
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Subject: Re: Re: Coding style - a non-issue
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 02:14:17 +0100
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On December 2, 2001 09:53 pm, n7ekg@swbell.net wrote:
> I have been following this thread with a mixture of amusement and 
> exasperation - amusement that intelligent people like Linus, who ought to 
> know better, are spouting this evolution stuff, and exasperation that some 
> people think that because someone's an expert in one thing, they are an 
> expert in all things.

That's because you're not quite clear on the concept.

> ...in nature, mutation is random

It isn't random, if it were most mutated individuals would be stillborn.

> because it can afford to be...

No it can't.

--
Daniel
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