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From: dmb@wam.umd.edu (David M. Baggett)
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Subject: Re: poolfix3, poolfix4; naming conventions.
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Date: 9 May 90 04:29:12 GMT
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grahamt@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Graham Thomas) writes:
>Claus Brod has made some good points in a very reasonable way.  If his
>pool fixing program does what he says it does, and doesn't hurt anything
>else, then I can see no reason why it should not be distributed.  Why
>not let Allan Pratt add his comments (and maybe even POOLFIX3) and let
>users decide which version they want to use?

The problem was not with the program itself, but with the author's 
attitude.  Allan Pratt may not be perfect, but then again if you've
every released software to the world you know that getting everything
absolutely right the first time isn't likely no matter how careful you are.

The original poolfix4 posting was one of the most pompous and obnoxious
messages I've ever seen in this newsgroup.  There was more of an
"I'm a better hacker, Nyyaah!" feeling there than an "I'm trying to help
out" attitude.  If I'd been Allan I would have been annoyed too.

My AUTO folder has poolfix3.prg in it.

Dave Baggett
dmb@wam.umd.edu