Re: [Dev-C++] Keep cool...

[Santiago <sa...@ho...>]

Firstable, the US is a very young country, so please talk to me about =
the last 50 years. Then you could tell me why it all became mainstream =
here. That should be very easy. Just that question.=20
By the way no C++, then no Dev C++. i.e. Bjarne is not American, but =
where did he go for his ideas to become mainstream and why? That's my =
point.
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Theo Vassiloudis=20
  To: Dev...@li...=20
  Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2003 1:16 PM
  Subject: Re: [Dev-C++] Keep cool...


  =20

   Pierre Raoul <pie...@wa...> wrote:=20

    Hello,

    > From: "Santiago"=20
    > To: "Khalid El-Kary" ,
    >=20
    > Subject: Re: [Dev-C++] Forgive me again!
    > Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2003 20:33:06 -0500
    >
    [...]=20
    >So you could say that Americans have the best
    > access to WORLD information, better than any other country (I=20
    > know you might hate that, it's REALITY).

    Already answered.

    > Again, i don't know where you are but if in your
    > country 2+2=3D5,=20

    Oh, oh, not very kind, whatever country it may be.

    > then I'll understabd why you say Saddam is peaceful.=20

    And the conclusion is de facto weak and unfair.

    > It all
    > comes down to the USA being the best and powerful country in the=20
    > world where
    > lots of things you enjoy were invented, including =
computers,computer
    > programming, and C++.=20

    Some facts about computer:
    - Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) and the calculating machine
    - Charles Babbage (1792-1871) and the analytical engine (George and =
Edward Scheutz, 1853)=20
    - Konrad Zuse (1910-1995) and the Z1 (1936), Z2 (1939) and Z3 (1941) =
machines

    Some facts about computer programming, think about:
    - Abu Ja'far Mohammed ibn M=FBs=E2 al-Khow=E2rizm (IXth)
    - Ada Byron (1815-1852)
    - Alan Turing (1912-1954)
    - etc.

    Some facts about C++:=20
    - Bjarne Stroustrup isn't an American native, even if he lives in =
USA and works for an Amercican company (I don't know if he's an USA =
naturalized), cf. http://www.research.att.com/~bs/bio.html
    - it's an ISO standard, with "I" for International, not "American"

    What I mean is only: things are not so simple. Good ones things, =
people... on one (American ?) side, bad ones on the other. The world is =
a rainbow, and a long story. I wish it will not become a flat monochrome =
picture.

    > So I also understand that it's human nature to hate
    > the BEST regardless of the facts. But at the end you and everyone=20
    > else will
    > still want to be like the best.

    BEST, bEst, besT, BEsT, be.........st, etc. I would like to know =
what you mean by "best". Have you any definition? criteria?

    Anyway, how do you know what the other persons want, think, feel, =
like...? Ok, the world is a little village, but... as far as I know, not =
all the American ones think the same thing on every point. So I let you =
imagine about the world ones.

    > Saddam is evil and must go very soon and any other evil county =
MUST until
    > there's no more crazy fanatic regimes threating this blessed land!

    So, so, so, who's the next on the list: Iran, North Korea, ... and =
Libya, Syria, Sudan, Pakistan... May be Turkey, France, Germany, Russia =
and China? Muhhh, may I know the criteria to be on the good side? We are =
"rational" people, we should be able to state these criteria, shouldn't =
we?=20
    Nota: can we agree that
    - name of people's God=20
    - skin color
    - GNP
    - number of computers per person
    - number and power of atomic bombs
    - number and range of missiles
    - etc.
    are not very good criteria?

    Ok, and what about Dev-Cpp?

    Regards

    Pierre



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    I couldnt agree with you more man.=20

    Now we must remember that there are forums where everybody can talk =
about such things. This mailing list is about programming and dev-cpp so =
i think that it would be better if the next time i checked my email i =
didn't find 30 or so emails from people arguing about war, a thing where =
no side is right or wrong.

    Peace,

    Theo Vasiloudis





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