Sorry for butting in, if I may offer an answer to
the spelling request, I think it is "euphemism"
but I may be incorrect also.
On Thu, 30 Nov 2000, Mark Weaver wrote:
> as everyone knows "that" wouldn't surprise me at all, nor anyone else for
> that matter that knows M$ to any extent. but you know...imitation is the
> sincerest form of flattery.
>
> hmmmmm...you know...that I hear that uphamism (spelling) again I'm not so
> sure that's a good thing.
>
> --
> Mark
>
> / * Sometimes it becomes necessary to rock the boat
> * in order to get the rats up from below decks
> * so they can be kicked over the side and drowned!
> *
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> On Wed, 29 Nov 2000 patrick had this to say!
>
> > On Wed, 29 Nov 2000, you wrote:
> > > hmmmm...sounds a vicious rumor based on superstition and hot air since
> > > most if not all of windows is written VB these days and leaves little or
> > > no room for real coding.
> >
> >
> >
> > i am not saying tht microsoft is actually using the linux code per se,
> > but would it surprise u to learn that microsoft is using linux code
> > sort of like a pattern and designing their code around it..
> >
> > would it surprise u or not :)
> >
> > lets everybody answer, would it surprise u or not
> >
> > me , one vote, not suprised
> >
> >
> >
> >
