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Re: dpkg doing wrong math (0.09 = 0.9) ?- [was: dak now supports ~ in version numbers]



also sprach Lionel Elie Mamane <lionel@mamane.lu> [2006.08.21.1751 +0100]:
>  Let ε be an infinitesimal, that is a strictly positive number
>  (that is ε > 0) smaller than any strictly positive real number
>  (that is ∀ n ∈ ℕ, n>0 implies ε < 1/n ).
[snip]

I just heard a knock on the door and before I could say "enter",
a family of cows walked in, positioned themselves as for a family
photo, then had their latest offspring recite a speech while the
other two children strumming a tune on their udders:
     ________________________________________
    / the reason that every major university \
    | maintains a department of mathematics  |
    | is that it's cheaper than              |
    \ institutionalizing all those people.   /
     ----------------------------------------
            \   ^__^
             \  (oo)\_______
                (__)\       )\/\
                    ||----w |
                    ||     ||
    
No, honestly, it really happened. And I am also just the messenger.

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