Re: Nvidia and its choice to read the GPL "differently"

Zwane Mwaikambo
2003-01-11T03:01:40Z

On Fri, 10 Jan 2003, Rob Wilkens wrote:

> On Fri, 2003-01-10 at 21:54, Larry McVoy wrote:
> > Indeed. Lots of things which are hard look easy to people who haven't
> > done them. Operating systems don't have a corner on that market.
>
> Of all the things that computer software programmers do, writing
> operating systems is among the most simplistic of those tasks.

okay

> Of that, I am certain.

okay

> That is why my first job out of college was as an Operating Systems
> Kernel Programmer.
>
> That is what they call "low level programming" and that kind of
> programming is looked down upon by most other programmers.
>
> High-level languages (stuff like delphi and visual basic) are grown-up
> languages and tools where you can create more substantial programs using
> more substantial areas of your brain.

Please say you're simply trolling...

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