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From: Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 19:16:23 -0600
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On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 6:43 PM, harrismh777 <harrismh777@charter.net> wrot=
e:
>> I realize you are now asserting that compatibility is a boolean
>> condition, and that "totally incompatible" is a redundant phrase that
>> you tossed out as a joke. =A0I don't know whether you're sincere or
>> backpedaling, but in any case this assertion is flatly ludicrous.
>> Following your definition,*nothing* =A0is compatible with anything else.
>> =A0If you disagree, then I invite you to list one example of two
>> different things that are compatible.
>
> =A0 one man, and one woman....

Now you're equivocating.  The discussion has been about whether Python
2 and Python 3 are compatible in the "interchangeable" sense, not in
the "capable of functioning together" sense.