Dominik Vogt <fvwm_at_fvwm.org> writes:
> On Sun, Feb 24, 2002 at 09:57:39PM -0600, John Shepard wrote:
> > I agree with Dominik,finding out when and where FVWM first got its start
> > would be
> > interesting. If I were to have asked the question of the list, I might
> > have used
> > the very same wording Dominik did. When someone asks a clear question using
> > colloquial language, people shouldn't be deliberately obtuse in their
> > interpretation of it.
>
> I think you misunderstood Dan's reply. My question was not clear
> and he couldn't know I had just read about the Samba 'birthday'.
> I know him long enough to know that he won't misunderstand me
> deliberately and play games with words. That's more a thing I
> might do on one of those days ;-)
>
> > >On Wed, Feb 06, 2002 at 10:46:07AM -0500, Dan Espen wrote:
> > >> Dominik Vogt <fvwm_at_fvwm.org> writes:
> > >> > Does anybody know the 'birthday' of fvwm (the first release date)?
> > >>
> > >> Fvwm1 or Fvwm2?
> > >>
> > >> If Fvwm2, the first beta, or the first official release?
> > >>
> > >> The first official Fvwm2 release might be the easiest to track down.
> > >> The timestamps on the tar files might be the easiest thing to use.
> >
> > >Well, I read about the 10th birthday of Samba and just wondered
> > >when fvwm's 10th birthday is. I didn't think about the definition
> > >of "birthday" :-) The date of the first release ever is good
> > >enough for me.
I don't know whether to apologize, be indignant, or worry that
I'm getting senile.
That was accidental obtuseness. I can't figure out
why I would want to be deliberately obtuse.
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Received on Mon Feb 25 2002 - 07:39:01 GMT