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From: Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
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Subject: Re: My C program does not compile or gives segmentation fault
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Alla <vitale.alla@gmail.com> writes:
> On 3/28/17 15:28, Richard Heathfield wrote:
>> On 28/03/17 10:34, Alla wrote:
>> <snip>
>>
>>> But again both approaches carry the same logical value, and none is the
>>> only correct approach. Hence there is no point of argument here.
>>
>> It is precisely because both approaches are correct that we are arguing
>> about them.
>
> I thought so - it's called for the sake of arguing :-)
[...]

Not at all.  It's arguing because we have a genuine difference of
opinion, and each side is trying to understand the other side's point of
view.  The fact that the disagreement isn't about technical correctness
is a fairly minor point.

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