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On 11/12/2013 11:08, Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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> On Wed, 11 Dec 2013 09:29:56 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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>>> I detest python, also, but there's no way w/out it. |
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>> I like python - the language was designed by a mathematician and it |
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>> shows. Contrast with perl which was designed by a linguist, and that |
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>> shows too. |
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>> As you say you can't run Gentoo with portage without Python, that's one |
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>> of the things you know for sure up front. |
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> What does it matter whether you like the language or not when you are only |
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> using software written in it? It only matters is you develop that |
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> software. I cannot get on with Perl, but I am not at all bothered about |
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> using software written in it. |
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It doesn't matter whether I like it or not. I just happened to mention |
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that I do. I also like living in a place with 360 days sunshine a year, |
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I like the taste of grilled beef and have a special soft spot for |
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Englishmen skilled in the art of snarky comments (you can thank Monty |
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Python for that one). |
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What does that mean? Not a damn thing. |
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> If you really have some philosophical or allergenic objection to even |
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> having Python installed, you could always use a different package manager. |
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Well that's what I said, init? "run Gentoo with portage" |
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Alan McKinnon |
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alan.mckinnon@×××××.com |
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