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   Message 28,699 of 30,566   
   Dan Purgert to Paul   
   Re: Updating XnView MP   
   08 Jul 25 08:54:33   
   
   From: dan@djph.net   
      
   On 2025-07-08, Paul wrote:   
   > On Mon, 7/7/2025 6:48 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:   
   >> On Mon, 7 Jul 2025 09:29:25 -0700, Mike Easter wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Chris Elvidge wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Which bit of "if you're not happy with the way person X does it, you're   
   >>>> quite welcome to do it yourself" do you not understand?   
   >>>>   
   >>> I always say, 'Nobody wants to compile.'   
   >>   
   >> Those coming from a Windows background are understandably a little scared   
   >> of the process, considering the myriad of things that can go wrong in that   
   >> environment.   
   >>   
   >   
   > We are weary of the process, but not scared of it.   
      
   I think you mean "wary" (as in "cautious"), not "weary" (as in "tired");   
   right?   
      
   > [...]   
   > Todays dev, is a careless son of a bitch.   
   >   
   > "Oh, heh heh, yes, I must have had Boost installed on my   
   > machine when I built that." Or "Don't you have the same utterly   
   > weird collection of bits and bobs on your computer as I do ???"   
      
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