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Computer Science experts and the operating systems they use...

Posted Jun 18, 2005 1:08 UTC (Sat) by flewellyn (subscriber, #5047)
In reply to: Computer Science experts and the operating systems they use... by del
Parent article: Is Linux For Losers? (Forbes)

Emailing Knuth would be rather difficult, as he stopped using email in 1990. Snail-mail is more reliable, but slow, as Knuth does not (according to his website) answer mail as it comes in, but once every month or so, all at once, in "batch mode".

So, while Dr. Knuth is indeed a valuable resource for such articles, getting a timely response might not be possible.


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Computer Science experts and the operating systems they use...

Posted Jun 18, 2005 7:02 UTC (Sat) by del (subscriber, #380) [Link]

"Emailing Knuth would be rather difficult." That is precisely why I suggested that Mr Lyons contact him in that manner. ;-)

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