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From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-05-10 20:00:16


on Thu May 10 2007, Vladimir Prus <ghost-AT-cs.msu.su> wrote:

> David Abrahams wrote:
>
>>
>> on Thu May 10 2007, Vladimir Prus <ghost-AT-cs.msu.su> wrote:
>>
>>> David Abrahams wrote:
>>>
>>>> Apparently only one person understands the system well enough to write
>>>> them, but he is unable to keep up with the pace of development. I
>>>> think maybe you can relate to that predicament ;-)
>>>
>>> I think unless you have some secret knowledge of why that "one person"
>>> was less then usually active for a certain time period, and have
>>> some exclusive access to his plans for near future, the above is
>>> FUD.
>>
>> I don't understand what you're saying.
>
> I'm saying that while I was less active that I would like for a couple
> of months, I don't agree there were any serious problems before that,
> and I think all extrapolations you make, in particular that
> necessary doc improvements will never be made, are just your personal
> opinions, which you present as facts.

Of course they're just my informed opinions, since after all nobody
can ever know the future. I am reasonably confident of them, so I
make assertions.

However, my opinions are not based on what I saw over any two months,
but a much longer span of years.

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