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From: honey@citi.umich.edu (peter honeyman)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: Careless integration of others' code (WAS Re: Why no addusr?)
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 1997 11:20:25 EST
Organization: Center for Information Technology Integration, Univ of Michigan
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Thor Lancelot Simon writes:

  >interesting word, there, trustworthy.  i just read niklas' note, in
  >which he describes how his trust in netbsd developers was shaken to
  >the core by their wanton vandalism.
  
  Niklas did not say that.

tls, you seem to have trouble with the english language.  e.g., i 
did not use the words "niklas said ... ", i used the words "niklas
described how ..."  

here are niklas' exact words:

> II      I trust NetBSD code.  I think I still do, although my idealistic world
>         view might have taken a hit.

i stand by my characterization. 

	peter