Re: cdrtools-2.01a22 ready

[Lourens Veen <lourens@rainbowdesert.net>]

On Thu 8 January 2004 18:42, Matthias Schniedermeyer wrote:
> 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.

Agreed. Ofcourse, if you start assuming that there are bugs, 
anything might happen and the entire discussion is moot.

Lourens
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