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Re:R 4.0 by rwmj on Friday April 24, 2020 @07:50AM (#22966977)
And they never imagined that the announcement of a major release of a popular piece of software would go beyond the mailing list?
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Re:R 4.0 by touktouk on Friday April 24, 2020 @08:08AM (#22967082)
Should every message be written with all possible audiences in mind?
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Re:R 4.0 by rwmj on Friday April 24, 2020 @09:34AM (#22967757)
It's lucky I never said that because obviously that would be stupid. However the release of a major version of a popular piece of software should be expected to go beyond the mailing list - and guess what, it being on the front page of HN all morning proves that exact point.
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