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Re: MT-Newswatcher

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From Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid>
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Subject Re: MT-Newswatcher
Date Sun, 22 Dec 2013 13:07:58 +0000 (UTC)
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Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> On 2013-12-21, Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> wrote:
>> Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>>> On 2013-12-21, Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> wrote:
>>>> In article <l944eu$t6s$1@dont-email.me>, Erilar
>>>> <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>>>>>> In article <l92eh7$6p4$2@dont-email.me>,
>>>>>>  Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Lyndon <lyndon@someisp.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Anyone know if any updates coming or has it been "abandoned"?
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Lyndon
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> What's wrong with it? Works fine for me.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> It doesn't work in Mavericks, from what I've read.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Yet another "up"grade problem.
>>>> 
>>>> The problem is that MTNW used an API that was deprecated after it was
>>>> written, and removed with Mavericks.
>>> 
>>> No, the real problem is that Erilar devalues any software update that
>>> does not maintain 100% backwards compatibility. 
>> 
>> Not exactly.  I object to 0% backward compatibility.
> 
> When you act as if any change at all in behavior is a complete loss of
> compatibility, as you are oft to do, everything has 0% backward
> compatibility.

Not really. There used to be a lot of it, but every recent "up"grade dumps
large percentages of it.

-- 
Erilar, biblioholic medievalist with iPad

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MT-Newswatcher Lyndon <lyndon@someisp.com> - 2013-12-19 20:02 -0800
  Re: MT-Newswatcher Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-12-19 21:42 -0700
  Re: MT-Newswatcher Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-12-19 23:34 -0800
    Re: MT-Newswatcher Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2013-12-20 09:58 +0000
      Re: MT-Newswatcher Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2013-12-20 11:36 -0500
    Re: MT-Newswatcher M-M <nospam.m-m@ny.more> - 2013-12-20 15:26 -0500
  Re: MT-Newswatcher Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2013-12-20 21:57 +0000
    Re: MT-Newswatcher dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2013-12-21 09:26 +1100
    Re: MT-Newswatcher Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2013-12-20 17:30 -0500
      Re: MT-Newswatcher Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2013-12-20 23:15 +0000
      Re: MT-Newswatcher Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2013-12-21 13:18 +0000
        Re: MT-Newswatcher Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-12-21 08:02 -0700
          Re: MT-Newswatcher Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-21 15:15 +0000
            Re: MT-Newswatcher Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2013-12-21 21:51 +0000
              Re: MT-Newswatcher Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-21 22:00 +0000
                Re: MT-Newswatcher Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2013-12-22 13:07 +0000
          Re: MT-Newswatcher Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2013-12-21 21:51 +0000
            Re: MT-Newswatcher "M. John Matlaw" <nouser@invalid.com> - 2013-12-22 11:37 -0500
              Re: MT-Newswatcher Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2013-12-23 20:14 +0000
                Re: MT-Newswatcher nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-23 16:11 -0500
                Re: MT-Newswatcher Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2013-12-24 00:33 +0000
                Re: MT-Newswatcher nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-23 19:48 -0500
                Re: MT-Newswatcher Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2013-12-24 23:07 +0000
                Re: MT-Newswatcher dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2013-12-25 13:30 +1300
                Re: MT-Newswatcher nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-25 04:53 -0500
                Re: MT-Newswatcher Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2013-12-25 19:38 +0000
                Re: MT-Newswatcher nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-25 15:05 -0500
                Re: MT-Newswatcher Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-24 16:07 +0000
                Re: MT-Newswatcher Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2013-12-23 20:34 -0500
                Re: MT-Newswatcher nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-23 20:43 -0500
                Re: MT-Newswatcher Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2013-12-24 23:07 +0000
                Re: MT-Newswatcher dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2013-12-25 13:30 +1300
                Re: MT-Newswatcher nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-25 04:53 -0500
                Re: MT-Newswatcher Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2013-12-25 19:38 +0000
                Re: MT-Newswatcher nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-25 15:05 -0500
                Re: MT-Newswatcher Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2013-12-26 16:18 -0500
                Re: MT-Newswatcher android <here@there.was> - 2013-12-27 06:36 +0100
                Re: MT-Newswatcher Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2013-12-24 23:07 +0000
                Re: MT-Newswatcher dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2013-12-25 13:30 +1300
                Re: MT-Newswatcher Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2013-12-25 19:39 +0000
                Re: MT-Newswatcher Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2013-12-24 20:49 -0500
                Re: MT-Newswatcher nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-25 04:53 -0500
                Re: MT-Newswatcher Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2013-12-25 19:38 +0000
                Re: MT-Newswatcher nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-25 15:05 -0500
                Re: MT-Newswatcher Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2013-12-27 22:09 +0000
                Re: MT-Newswatcher nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-27 21:15 -0500
                Re: MT-Newswatcher Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2013-12-28 15:07 +0000
                Re: MT-Newswatcher Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-25 20:40 +0000
                Re: MT-Newswatcher Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2013-12-27 22:09 +0000
                Re: MT-Newswatcher dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2013-12-28 12:41 +1300
                Re: MT-Newswatcher nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-27 21:15 -0500
                Re: MT-Newswatcher Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2013-12-28 15:07 +0000
                Re: MT-Newswatcher nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-28 12:39 -0500
                Re: MT-Newswatcher AV3 <arvimide@earthlink.net> - 2013-12-25 18:28 -0500
                Re: MT-Newswatcher Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2013-12-25 19:39 +0000
                Re: MT-Newswatcher David Fritzinger <dfritzin@nospam.mac.com> - 2013-12-26 16:06 -0500
                Re: MT-Newswatcher Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2013-12-27 22:09 +0000
                Re: MT-Newswatcher "M. John Matlaw" <nouser@invalid.com> - 2013-12-24 11:02 -0500
  Re: MT-Newswatcher arkay <arkay@qsl.net> - 2014-01-18 15:47 -0600
    Re: MT-Newswatcher nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-18 17:04 -0500
      Re: MT-Newswatcher M-M <nospam.m-m@ny.more> - 2014-01-19 10:34 -0500
        Re: MT-Newswatcher Joe Wolf Dee <joedid@email.com> - 2014-01-19 12:00 -0500
        Re: MT-Newswatcher nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-19 15:57 -0500
        Re: MT-Newswatcher arkay <arkay@qsl.net> - 2014-01-20 15:06 -0600

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