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From: Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net>
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Subject: Re: CLI Java Glitch
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:54:51 -0700
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On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:01:20 -0400, Jeff Higgins
<jeff@invalid.invalid> wrote:

>On 06/22/2011 01:18 PM, Gene Wirchenko wrote:

[snip]

>>       Look at it this way.  If Java were being spec'ed right now,
>
>The behavior under discussion has been specified and is implemented and 
>can now only be re-specified and implemented.
>
>> would you have an objection to what I propose?
>
>Yes because it would break a lot of others stuff.

     What stuff?

     "If Java were being spec'ed right now", then nothing would get
broken.

[snip]

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko