Re: dpkg-get and closed door development ...
>>>>> "Manoj" == Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@datasync.com> writes:
Manoj> Hi, In certain cultures, suicide is does not have the same
Manoj> negative connotation it appears to have in Judeo-christian
Manoj> cultures. It would seem that a package, seeing that newer
Manoj> or more capable packages are available, realizing that it's
Manoj> time has passed, removes it self (sepukku), and that is
Manoj> indeed a noble act on part of the said package.
Actually, it didn't have a negative connotation in christian dogma till
St Thomas Aquinas (and AFAIK it still doesn't in Judaism or Islam; it
depends on the circumstances). Read John Donne for an interesting
(16th Century) essay on the subject.
But I digress....
--
Stephen
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