Circular cause and consequence is funny. Let me add to this list:
- jpg
- png
- tiff
- PostScript
- TeX (tpic)
- HTML
- Mahjongg, sokoban, sudoku, tetris (games/4s)
- SPARC, MIPS, x64
- MP3, PCM, OGG (PAC was made at Bell Labs)
- SoundBlaster 16
Let me put it this way:
GNU software is good, except for GNU development tools, which,
except for the gcc program itself, are mediocre and break
compatibility (try using a Bell Labs makefile with GNU make).
On Feb 2, 2008, at 8:42 PM, erik quanstrom wrote:
An alternative interpretation is that the facts are skewed by the
Bell
Labs reality distortion field. The syllogism goes something like
this:
All things not made at Bell Labs are bad
GNU is not made at Bell Labs
Therefore, GNU is bad
if this holds, then
plan 9 uses ip, smtp, dns, ntp, ethernet, x86, &c.
these were not invented at bell labs
thus using plan 9 is bad.
- erik
