Re: WG: Tools for mathematical calculations and graphical output

[Mike Miller]

On Tue, 19 Apr 2005, Steve C. Thompson wrote:

> Fine.  Let's end this one now.

Then stop replying.


> Joe tells me that I forgot to tell everyone what kind of computer I'm 
> using.

I believe he did not say that you forgot.  I believe he said that you 
hadn't said what kind of computer you were using.  So he wasn't really 
correcting you.


> This is annoying since this is besides the point.

Maybe you felt like you were being corrected and that annoyed you.  You 
did not come across well at all.  I can understand why people replied to 
you.  I didn't think he was very annoying, and more importantly, his 
question was not beside the point.  You wanted a software recommendation 
and he probably knew of some programs that worked well on some platforms 
and not on others.


> I asked about a FOSS alternative, thus implying I'm using a computer 
> that isn't proprietary.

Plenty of people run FOSS ("Free and Open Source Software," I assume) on 
Microsoft Windows, so I don't believe that you are correct.

Mike



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