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|    Mike Easter to Lawrence D'Oliveiro    |
|    Re: Updating XnView MP    |
|    08 Jul 25 15:00:52    |
      From: MikeE@ster.invalid              Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:       > To paraphrase Samuel Johnson: “They who are tired of building from source       > are tired of life”.              SJ was wrong (about London) and his paraphraser (LD'O) is wrong about       both building from source AND life :-)              SJ:       > Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in       London all that life can afford."              However; I do think that 'in the course of events' one should at least       once, compile something; just like one should ride a ferris wheel at       least once.              My spell checker alerts me; I should give proper credit to George       Ferris; Ferris wheel.              I once compiled something and it worked out perfectly; so there.              That doesn't mean that one should expect that result.              --       Mike Easter              --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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