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From: Stroller <stroller@××××××××××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] program to solve assignment problem?
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:11:46
Message-Id: 4099E137-10BD-4C66-9E36-F8ED6B99B217@stellar.eclipse.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] program to solve assignment problem? by Alan McKinnon
1 On 3 Nov 2009, at 15:41, Alan McKinnon wrote:
2
3 > On Tuesday 03 November 2009 16:42:14 Erik wrote:
4 >> Fine. I think that I found a relevant package: sci-mathematics/
5 >> glpk-4.35
6 >>
7 >> It even has an example called "assignment problem". If the package is
8 >> installed with the USE-flag "examples", the example will be
9 >> installed to
10 >> [/usr/share/doc/glpk-4.35/examples/assign.mod]. I will look into
11 >> that.
12 >> Looks infinitely more useful than most suggestions that I got so far.
13 >
14 > That's because you worded your question like a dumbass user asking
15 > someone
16 > else to do their homework for him. That's exactly what it looked
17 > like so
18 > that's exactly the answers you got.
19
20 I'm a little surprised anyone read it this way. This is the kind of
21 maths problem set for 12 year olds.
22
23 Upon reading the OP I assumed him to be a parent wanting to check his
24 kid's homework, or a maths teacher wanting to set such problems.
25
26 Stroller.