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From: pcm@iwarpj.intel.com (Phil C. Miller)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Bruce Evans' opus
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Date: 6 Jun 89 15:14:29 GMT
References: <2570@ast.cs.vu.nl> <216@bilver.UUCP>
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In article <216@bilver.UUCP> wbeebe@bilver.UUCP (bill beebe) writes:
>In article <2570@ast.cs.vu.nl> ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum) writes:


[stuff about protected mode 286 being left out of future releases of MINIX]

[response from Bill Beebe about Andy's comments]

>One other thing
>you need to think about, Mr. Tanenbaum, and I'll draw a picture to help
>illustrate my point.


I am embarassed for you that you feel you need to patronize a prominent 
figure in the field of computer science.  


[more technocratic discussion]
>[...] I find your reasoning why
>Bruce Evan's work will cause a split to be flawed and technically
>imcompetent. 

I find your manners to be astonishingly crude.


>I'm sorry for the tone of my message, but Minix is far larger than you
>apparently realize. I would strongly recommend you do more research
>and deeper thinking about Minix's future path.


Frankly, YOU are much SMALLER than you apparently realize.
It is totally unnecessary to be so abrasive in making your point.
Grow up.


Phil Miller