On Sat, Oct 28, 2006 at 10:22:26PM +0530, arnuld wrote:
> 
> > CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ]
> 
> i will have a look at that, it contains lots of information.

Y'know, I think that's the first time someone has directly responded to
anything in my sig block.


> 
> > "There comes a time in the history of any project when it becomes necessary
> > to shoot the engineers and begin production." - MacUser, November 1990
> 
> what *exactly* does that mean?

Basically, it was a reference to the fact that the "engineers" on a
software development project tend to keep wanting to perfect the
software, but eventually commercial software has to be sold for the
company to make any money.  It's just an amusing way to say it.

-- 
CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ]
"Real ugliness is not harsh-looking syntax, but having to
build programs out of the wrong concepts." - Paul Graham
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