This is the mail archive of the
cygwin-talk
mailing list for the cygwin project.
RE: Microsoft can't count!
On 17 September 2007 19:51, Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) wrote:
> Dave Korn wrote on Monday, September 17, 2007 12:45 PM:
>
>> On 17 September 2007 17:34, One Angry User wrote:
>>
>>> On a chilly Monday morning, the 17th day of September, 2007, Dave
>>> Korn's computer deigned to emit the following stream of bytes:
>>>
>>>> Another stunning display of skill, innovation, talent, and sheer
>>>> unmitigated competence from Microsoft, as they attempt to count up to
>>>> four. And fail!
>>>>
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;829019
>>>>
>>>> MORE INFORMATION
>>>> There are currently three released versions of the .NET Framework: .
The
>>>> .NET Framework 3.0 . The .NET Framework 2.0
>>>> . The .NET Framework 1.1
>>>> Service Pack 1 (SP1) is the latest service pack.
>>>> . The .NET Framework 1.0
>>>> Service Pack 3 (SP3) is the latest service pack.
>>>
>>> They are used to much larger numbers...
>>>
>>> OAU
>>
>> Or perhaps just none too clear on the difference between a release
>> version and a release series.
>>
>> Whatever the case, it's vulgar and unprofessional of them!
>>
>> cheers,
>> DaveK
>
> But it's vulgar and unprofessional by design. Remember that MS designs its
> products to be easy to use by people who don't know what they are doing.
> The side effect is that it makes if harder to use by people who DO know
> what they're doing. So MS counting professionally would be out of
> character.
I have some bad news. Microsoft just rushed a standard through the ISO
fast-track acceptance process, and now they've standardised the new value of
three as being four.
<sigh> Now I've go back over all my old geometrical software and figure out
how to implement evaluatePIlikeIndiana97.[*]
cheers,
DaveK
[*] - that's 1897, of course :)
--
Can't think of a witty .sigline today....