Anton van Straaten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On 2008.01.17 00:58:19 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > scribbled 0.9K characters: > >> Achim Schneider writes: > >>> Lisp is actually not really meant to be compiled, but > >>> interpreted. > ... > >> Would you mind stopping to spread dubious truths? > ... > > I don't think it's a dubious truth. > > It's about as accurate as saying "Television is actually not really > meant to be color, but black and white". > Yes, that about fits... the chroma data still has only half the resolution of luminosity.
In fact, it wasn't even meant to be a programming language, just a calculus. But still, I should have written "was meant" not "is meant". -- (c) this sig last receiving data processing entity. Inspect headers for past copyright information. All rights reserved. Unauthorised copying, hiring, renting, public performance and/or broadcasting of this signature prohibited. _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe