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From:
Mark Mielke
Date:
May 22, 2000 21:14
Subject:
Re: Proposed pragma: readonly - summary
Message ID:
20000523001623.A7317@pcard12x.ca.nortel.com
On Mon, May 22, 2000 at 03:34:54PM -0600, "Tom Christiansen" wrote:
> It's like passing a law against naughty thoughts.  Or against
> suicide.  Neither has any beneficial effect whatsoever, because the
> determined will always be there to circumvent your wishes.  Only
> education helps.

You are mistaken.

The law is already passed; what is being considered is enforcement at
a level that be effective even against the incompetent.

mark

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