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Re: PGP in forth ?

From Ron Aaron <rambamist@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.forth
Subject Re: PGP in forth ?
Date 2016-11-01 15:11 +0200
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
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On 11/01/2016 14:49, Albert van der Horst wrote:

> Reasons to reimplement something are :
>   copyright, you've an implementation but you are not allowed to use it
>   availabity, you've a source but no compiler for your target
>   reliability, you've an implementation but it is shaky. You think
>     you can do better.
>   simplicity, you reimplement it in a language much more suited for
>     the purpose
>   fun or education. Reimplementing makes you happier or wiser.
> 
> None of the above apply to PGP and Forth. In particular not the last
> one.

That has got to be one of the biggest understatements I've seen on clf...

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PGP in forth ? jim <anon@example.com> - 2016-10-30 23:14 +0000
  Re: PGP in forth ? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-30 16:30 -0700
    Re: PGP in forth ? jim <anon@example.com> - 2016-10-31 11:10 +0000
      Re: PGP in forth ? hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-10-31 15:53 -0700
        Re: PGP in forth ? jim <anon@example.com> - 2016-10-31 23:24 +0000
          Re: PGP in forth ? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-31 16:34 -0700
            Re: PGP in forth ? jim <anon@example.com> - 2016-10-31 23:39 +0000
              Re: PGP in forth ? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-31 16:54 -0700
                Re: PGP in forth ? hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-10-31 17:36 -0700
                Re: PGP in forth ? hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-10-31 20:40 -0700
                Re: PGP in forth ? hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-10-31 23:12 -0700
                Re: PGP in forth ? jim <anon@example.com> - 2016-11-01 11:36 +0000
                Re: PGP in forth ? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-01 08:50 -0700
                Re: PGP in forth ? jim <anon@example.com> - 2016-11-01 16:51 +0000
          Re: PGP in forth ? hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-10-31 16:54 -0700
            Re: PGP in forth ? jim <anon@example.com> - 2016-11-01 11:18 +0000
              Re: PGP in forth ? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-01 09:12 -0700
      Re: PGP in forth ? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-31 16:18 -0700
        Re: PGP in forth ? jim <anon@example.com> - 2016-10-31 23:36 +0000
  Re: PGP in forth ? Manuel Rodriguez <aa5@gmx.net> - 2016-10-31 10:24 -0700
    Re: PGP in forth ? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-10-31 17:55 +0000
      Re: PGP in forth ? hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-10-31 16:27 -0700
      Re: PGP in forth ? jim <anon@example.com> - 2016-10-31 23:26 +0000
        Re: PGP in forth ? Bernd Paysan <bernd@net2o.de> - 2016-11-04 14:16 +0000
    Re: PGP in forth ? jim <anon@example.com> - 2016-10-31 23:34 +0000
      Re: PGP in forth ? Andreas Wagner <andreas.wagner@lowfatcomputing.org> - 2016-10-31 21:22 -0700
      Re: PGP in forth ? Manuel Rodriguez <aa5@gmx.net> - 2016-11-01 03:01 -0700
  Re: PGP in forth ? Ron Aaron <rambamist@gmail.com> - 2016-11-01 06:56 +0200
    Re: PGP in forth ? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-31 22:28 -0700
      Re: PGP in forth ? Ron Aaron <rambamist@gmail.com> - 2016-11-01 08:26 +0200
        Re: PGP in forth ? jim <anon@example.com> - 2016-11-01 11:51 +0000
          Re: PGP in forth ? Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> - 2016-11-01 10:49 -0500
      Re: PGP in forth ? jim <anon@example.com> - 2016-11-01 11:46 +0000
    Re: PGP in forth ? jim <anon@example.com> - 2016-11-01 11:44 +0000
      Re: PGP in forth ? Ron Aaron <rambamist@gmail.com> - 2016-11-01 14:00 +0200
        Re: PGP in forth ? albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2016-11-01 13:49 +0100
          Re: PGP in forth ? Ron Aaron <rambamist@gmail.com> - 2016-11-01 15:11 +0200
        Re: PGP in forth ? Bugmagnet <bugmagnet@outlook.com> - 2016-11-02 11:20 +0800
          Re: PGP in forth ? Ron Aaron <rambamist@gmail.com> - 2016-11-02 06:51 +0200
      Re: PGP in forth ? Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> - 2016-11-01 10:38 -0500
        Re: PGP in forth ? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-11-02 03:45 -0500
          Re: PGP in forth ? "Robert L." <No_spamming@noWhere_7073.org> - 2017-01-03 17:25 +0000
        Re: PGP in forth ? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2016-11-02 11:03 -0400
  Re: PGP in forth ? lehs <skydda.barnen@gmail.com> - 2017-01-05 18:39 -0800
    Re: PGP in forth ? albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2017-01-06 13:25 +0100
      Re: PGP in forth ? lehs <skydda.barnen@gmail.com> - 2017-01-06 05:07 -0800
        Re: PGP in forth ? albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2017-01-06 17:29 +0100
      Re: PGP in forth ? albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2017-01-07 11:56 +0100
        Re: PGP in forth ? lehs <skydda.barnen@gmail.com> - 2017-01-07 13:08 -0800
          Re: PGP in forth ? albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2017-01-08 01:28 +0100
            Re: PGP in forth ? lehs <skydda.barnen@gmail.com> - 2017-01-08 00:30 -0800

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