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Re: GPL traitor !
From: |
Chris Ahlstrom |
Subject: |
Re: GPL traitor ! |
Date: |
Fri, 1 May 2009 20:11:48 -0400 |
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After takin' a swig o' grog, Erik Funkenbusch belched out
this bit o' wisdom:
> You're sure about that? Most people have no idea that CD's are slower than
> hard drives. Most people have no idea what the difference is, other than
> removability.
>
> Certainly, very technical people can deduce those things. Most people
> would never make the connection.
Sure they would, and if they didn't, and voiced it, someone would explain it
to them.
> Most people still don't understand the difference between RAM and Hard Disk
> space. I constatly hear people say something like "My Microsoft has 500GB
> of memory". And you think those people will understand the intricacies of
> CD versus hard disk performance?
Easily. "You see, a CD has the acceleration of a truck, while the hard disk
has the acceleration of a racer."
--
Be careful of reading health books, you might die of a misprint.
-- Mark Twain
- Re: GPL traitor !, (continued)
- Re: GPL traitor !, David Kastrup, 2009/05/01
- Re: GPL traitor !, JEDIDIAH, 2009/05/01
- Re: GPL traitor !, chrisv, 2009/05/01
- Re: GPL traitor !, David Kastrup, 2009/05/01
- Re: GPL traitor !, Erik Funkenbusch, 2009/05/01
- Re: GPL traitor !, chrisv, 2009/05/03
- Re: GPL traitor !, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2009/05/01
- Re: GPL traitor !, JEDIDIAH, 2009/05/01
- Re: GPL traitor !, chrisv, 2009/05/01
- Re: GPL traitor !, Erik Funkenbusch, 2009/05/01
- Re: GPL traitor !,
Chris Ahlstrom <=
- Re: GPL traitor !, Tim Smith, 2009/05/01
- Re: GPL traitor !, chrisv, 2009/05/03
- Re: GPL traitor !, Hadron, 2009/05/04
Re: GPL traitor !, Erik Funkenbusch, 2009/05/01
Re: GPL traitor !, David Kastrup, 2009/05/01
Re: GPL traitor !, Hadron, 2009/05/04