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From: chucks@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Erik Funkenbusch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
Subject: Re: 2.0 Compatibility
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Date: 6 May 91 20:05:01 GMT
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forgeas@swinjm.UUCP (Jean-Michel Forgeas) writes:
>In article <4766@orbit.cts.com>, Erik Funkenbusch writes:
>
>> [...] the big problem is still with european programmers not having
>> access or not being able to afford proper documentation.
>
>How CAN you say that ? It is WRONG. In France developers have docs
>since 1986.
>(I do not say that all developers read it, but this problem is the
>same in the entire world :-)

I am speaking of most of the PD hacks and things that come from europe that
peple like so much.  much of them are written by kids in germany that don't
know how or can't get ahold of documentation, i am NOT speaking of registered
developers.

>
>> [...] sure, alot of software won't work under 2.0, but these are because
>
>A lot of software WORK under 2.0. How CAN you say that a lot don't work ?

Again, like i said before, a majority of those hacks that people like DON'T
work under 2.0, granted alot of them are quite bad and shouldn't be used
anyways, but people are fickle

>
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