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Subject: | RE: RE: Re: Possible bug: d does not seem to read ~/.d.conf |
Date: | Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:48:13 +0100 |
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On 10 August 2007 17:23, Thorsten Kampe wrote: > * Phil Betts (Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:05:18 +0100) >> Thorsten Kampe wrote on Friday, August 10, 2007 4:09 PM:: >>> Phil, please, you don't know what you're talking about and you don't >>> know what I and Ronald were talking about. >> >> If you re-read what was posted, you'll find I was totally correct >> and addressed the points raised: > > This was more or less my fault as I did not read Ronald's article > carefully enough. Or to paraphrase, "Oh! It was *me* who didn't know what Ronald was talking about, not /you/ after all!" Phil, I think that's probably the nearest thing to an apology you're going to get. That 'more or less' qualifier makes it look a bit grudging, I must say, I guess it'll have to do ... > As a matter of fact I stopped reading his article > after the line where he says d does not read ~/.d.conf because this > matched my own experience. Bad practice. Stopping reading the moment your preconceived expectations have been satisfied is a recipe for leading oneself into self-delusion. cheers, DaveK -- Can't think of a witty .sigline today.... -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
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