Re: What's the name of this library? (was: Re: autotools transition report: v 28.07)

[Gabriel Dos Reis <gdr at integrable-solutions dot net>]

Phil Edwards <phil@jaj.com> writes:

| On Sun, Aug 03, 2003 at 01:43:52AM +0200, Gabriel Dos Reis wrote:
| > Phil Edwards <phil@jaj.com> writes:
| > | On Sat, Aug 02, 2003 at 09:18:52AM +0200, Gabriel Dos Reis wrote:
| > | > Phil Edwards <phil@jaj.com> writes:
| > | > | 
| > | > | "+" is not part of any natural language alphabet.
| > | > 
| > | > Do you have any reference for that assertion?
| > | 
| > | No.  Natural languages are merely a hobby of mine, not a profession, but
| > | I've never come across a written language which includes '+'.  Do you
| > | have any counterexamples?
| > 
| > I have examples of languages (in the country where I grew up) where
| > symbols like + are used in sentences.  Thoise languages are part of
| > Bantou family language.
| 
| Ah, very cool.

Yup, I find it amusing how many unsopken assumptions people often make,
brain-washed by the tools they are familiar with; I think it should go
the other way around, i.e. it is the tools that should be brain-washed
not the humans :-) :-)

-- Gaby