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   JEDIDIAH to Ezekiel   
   Re: Why Free Software Is Handicapped On    
   30 Dec 10 11:39:52   
   
   XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: jedi@nomad.mishnet   
      
   On 2010-12-30, Ezekiel  wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   > "JEDIDIAH"  wrote in message   
   > news:slrnihn35g.e04.jedi@nomad.mishnet...   
   >> On 2010-12-29, Ezekiel  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> "JEDIDIAH"  wrote in message   
   >>> news:slrnihlnt1.arq.jedi@nomad.mishnet...   
   >>>> On 2010-12-28, Ezekiel  wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> "Lawrence D'Oliveiro"  wrote in   
   >>>>> message   
   >>>>> news:ifbvsm$m7d$10@lust.ihug.co.nz...   
   >>>>>> In message , Ezekiel wrote:   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> "Lawrence D'Oliveiro"  wrote in   
   >>>>>>> message   
   >>>>>>> news:ifb9he$9a4$6@lust.ihug.co.nz...   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> In message <4d12859d$0$11583$ec3e2dad@unlimited.usenetmonster.com>,   
   >>>>>>>> amicus_curious wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> ... gcc [is] crap and ... woefully inadequate for creating any sort   
   >>>>>>>>> of   
   >>>>>>>>> software today.   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> Odd you should say that, since GCC is a crucial component in the   
   >>>>>>>> fact   
   >>>>>>>> that so much Free Software is available and supported on two dozen   
   >>>>>>>> different major processor architectures. Basically, if GCC will   
   >>>>>>>> compile   
   >>>>>>>> for it, Linux   
   >>>>>>>> and other Free Software will run on it.   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> Contrast Microsoft's Visual Studio tools, which are confined to just   
   >>>>>>>> one   
   >>>>>>>> measly architecture.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> Another ignoramous who's making claims about things he knows   
   >>>>>>> absolutely   
   >>>>>>> nothing about.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>    
   >>>>>>> Targeting Windows CE processors for native Visual Studio 2005   
   >>>>>>> projects   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> The Windows CE 5.0 SDK provides support for targeting the following   
   >>>>>>> instruction sets:   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> .ARMV4I   
   >>>>>>> .MIPSII   
   >>>>>>> .MIPSII_FP   
   >>>>>>> .MIPSIV   
   >>>>>>> .MIPSIV_FP   
   >>>>>>> .SH4   
   >>>>>>> .x86   
   >>>>>>>    
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>> What a tiny selection.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> The only thing tiny here is your knowledge.  This "tiny" selection of 7   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   Compared to GCC, it's Tiny.   
   >>>   
   >>> But that's not what your ignorant little D'Oliveiro nym claimed, is it?   
   >>> The   
   >>   
   >>>>> What a tiny selection.   
   >>   
   >> [deletia]   
   >   
   > How pathetic that the only thing a complete idiot like you can do is   
   > snip-and-run.   
   >   
   > Run away JED - run.  Just like the idiot you are.   
      
       My point didn't need anything else.   
      
       Sometimes all one needs to do is to quote the source material that   
   has been misrepresented.   
      
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