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From: darrylo@HPNMXX.HP.COM
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Subject: Re: Emacs 19
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Date: 22 Mar 91 18:37:09 GMT
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> It is certainly regrettable to have made any promises about release
> dates, and as far as I am concerned I can only attribute this to my
> weakness before severe insistence from various groups of users.
> Rather than make such an error again, I will go back to work.

     I want to emphasize that I am NOT trying to insult the FSF or any
developer of a GNU program.  (From what I've been hearing, V19 is going
to be a killer -- good job!)

     On the contrary, I support the FSF, and I believe in what they are
doing.  However, I am concerned about the slow pace, and of the past
"broken promises".  I think the FSF should NEVER give out time
estimates, no matter how vague.  The software will be ready when it's
ready.

     -- Darryl Okahata
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