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Re: [News] 'Father of UNIX' Goes Open Source, Grid OS Revealed

[H]omer <spam@xxxxxxx> espoused:
> Verily I say unto thee, that Matt spake thusly:
>> Peter Köhlmann wrote:
>>> Matt wrote:
>>>> [H]omer wrote:
>>>>> Verily I say unto thee, that Matt spake thusly:
> 
>>>>>> Okay, but why not simply cut and paste the article's original
>>>>>> title: "MIT releases the sources of MULTICS, the father of
>>>>>> UNIX!" ?
>>>>> Why does it matter?
>>>>
>>>> Well now haven't you asked a foolish question?
>>> 
>>> I can't see anything "foolish" there. *Why* does it matter?
>> 
>> The subject line of a Usenet post matters not in the least to anyone
>> who:
>> 
>> 1) reads every article, or 2) reads no article, or 3) reads articles
>> at random.
>> 
>> I think you are a smart man.  Maybe you could fill in the rest of the
>> answer.
> 
> How about you just tell us, since you are obviously so sure of the
> answer? After all, you are the one who raised the objection. Why not
> just explain that objection in detail, assuming you can?
> 
> So why *do* you have a problem with a subject line citing a product
> description in lieu of its name?
> 
> Be sure to let us know when you've formulated a lucid answer.
> 
> Or do you intend just repeating the this inane "you should know"
> response forever?
> 

Ahh, the root of so many romantic fiction novels... "if you loved me,
you'd know..."

Unfortunately, we don't do romantic fiction in cola.

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