Re: [HACKERS] Off-topic: Communication. (was: Connect string again) - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Peter T Mount
Subject Re: [HACKERS] Off-topic: Communication. (was: Connect string again)
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Msg-id Pine.LNX.3.95.980528063113.15240A-100000@retep.org.uk
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] Off-topic: Communication. (was: Connect string again)  (Michael Graff <explorer@flame.org>)
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On 27 May 1998, Michael Graff wrote:

> Peter T Mount <psqlhack@retep.org.uk> writes:
>
> > What anoys me more with their versions of the "standards" is that they
> > don't even keep to them within their own product range, or even with
> > different versions of the same product.
>
> What annoys me even more than that is that there is a growing group of
> people who actually think that Microsoft invented the web, email (even
> SMTP) and TCP.
>
> I know it is hard to believe, but these people exist.  They must be stopped.

Oh, I know they exist. About a year ago, I had a heated discussion with
someone who really believed that Microsoft invented Java, and was puzzled
why Sun was taking them to court.

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