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At 02:28 PM 1/8/01 -0500, W. Wesley Groleau x4923 wrote:

. . .

>I joined, but I don't have time to write any code--I just offered to be a
>reviewer.  The licensing discussion, as I recall, lasted four weeks.
>Check the Web site for any actual progress.  Be charitable--how long do
>you think volunteer part-timers will take to create a decent O.S.?  Gates
>and Company have been at it for 20 years, and they only recently achieved
>"decent."


You are so VERY KIND!  I would not be so generous.  :)

sro

S. Ron Oliver, semi-retired professor of Computer Science and Computer
Engineering.  www.csc.calpoly.edu/~sroliver

Tired of sucky software! ?  Check out www.caressCorp.com and follow the
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