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Re: [Nmh-workers] Items for nmh 1.7

2014-08-19 08:50:09
Jon Steinhart <jon(_at_)fourwinds(_dot_)com> writes:

So in general I prefer packages that fix bugs and add features without breaking
things because I'm trying to get other work done.

That's a desirable goal, but just one of multiple and conflicting goals.
Pushing your criterion to the limit, and applying the principle of
mathematical induction, it would mean that a Makefile that worked in 1970
should work today. It would make progress virtually impossible, particularly
for a system maintained entirely by volunteers.

    Norman Shapiro

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