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From: Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: Slightly OT but interesting for those who want modern C on windows
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Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> writes:

> On 25/10/15 20:29, Eric Sosman wrote:
>> On 10/25/2015 4:10 PM, Richard Heathfield wrote:
>>> [...]
>>> That's an untenable claim. If it were true, any correction or
>>> clarification that anyone posts on any subject could be considered an
>>> attack.
>>
>>      ... and usually is.
>
> I hope and trust that you're joking. When you post corrections to my
> articles, I consider it a favour, not an attack. Am I being naive?

I assume he meant "by Jacob"