Re: cdrtools-2.01a22 ready

[Matthias Schniedermeyer <ms@citd.de>]

On Thu, Jan 08, 2004 at 05:37:33PM +0100, Lourens Veen wrote:
> On Thu 8 January 2004 17:07, Matthias Schniedermeyer wrote:
> > On Thu, Jan 08, 2004 at 04:24:22PM +0100, Joerg Schilling wrote:
> > > It _is_ wrong to assume that a random program compiled for OS
> > > revision A will run correctly on OS revision B
> >
> > Definetly NOT.
> >
> > e.g. "grep".
> 
> Aaargh!
> 
> Perhaps we should communicate in proposition logic instead af 
> English? Jörg is right, it is wrong to assume that any random 
> program compiled for OS revision A will run correctly on OS 
> revision B. If you disagree, you have to show that every single 
> possible program _will_ work, not just give one example.

If you say it this way, then you even have to say:

You can't assume that a random programm compiled for OS Revision
A.0.0.0.0.0 will run correctly on OS revision A.0.0.0.0.1

They MAY be a subtle bug that prevents the 10thousands program to run
correctly.





Bis denn

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