Re: comp.lang.c Answers (Abridged) to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)



On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 01:05:12 +0000 (UTC), in comp.lang.c , Jordan Abel
<jmabel@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>My point is that it may change in the future.

So might the diameter of the sun, or the average height of humans, or
the number of fingers we have. So what? We have some rules today, we
work with them.

>My point was, that the FAQ shouldn't take a side in that debate

In this instance I don't think it does. Informed opinion knows there
*is* no 4000 rule. Whether there needs to be or not, is irrelevant.

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