Re: Derek's Possible Licence Violations? was Re: Disadvantages of Delphi.NET

From: Admiral Windbag (admiral_at_windbag.net)
Date: 08/22/04 

Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 20:49:33 -0600

Captain Jake wrote:

> Nope. I never asserted such a claim.

Oh no? Personally I think you making a fool of yourself but it's
entertaining watching you type you way right into a corner.

Let me quote you:

"It seems reasonable to assume that he did not have a non-demo version of D8
on hand at this point, or he would have used that. "

I see no question mark here, therefore it's a statement. Perhaps I'm not the
one struggling with English, although it isn't my primary language. Is it
yours, sir? I sure hope not because you seem to be having difficulty
grasping what you yourself have typed.

> I suggested it as a possibility.
> If you actually bother to read my post you will see that I questioned
> the legality of Derek's copy.

You made uneducated assumptions while doing so.

> In fact anyone who knows how to read
> basic English can see that this was a question rather than an
> assertion by the very subject line you yourself quoted above.

Your statement quoted above is a statement is it not?

> Questioning something is not the same thing as asserting the opposite.

I'm not the one seemingly having the problem understanding the difference.

> What statements? Do you even know the difference between a question
> and a statement?

Yes I do. Let me refresh you memory again -

"It seems reasonable to assume that he did not have a non-demo version of D8
on hand at this point, or he would have used that."

and then there's this -

"I think the assumption that Derek did not have his own licensed copy of
Delphi 8 when he allegedly taught this course is quite reasonable, based on
his own statements."

Now let me give you a little English lesson. When one makes an assumption,
one asserts a claim or makes a statement as thought it's fact.

In the future, please do try and make sound statements rather than
uninformed, uneducated ones.

Admiral Windbag

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