That ole Livna Problem/That ole VLC Problem

[Ed Greshko]

Les Mikesell wrote:
> Ed Greshko wrote:
>
>>> If you start with the realization that the manufacturer omits vital 
>>> parts and you are required to customize to have something useful.
>> You could also start with the realization that the car is "working as 
>> designed".  It is useful as designed and does was intended to do.  
>> Just not what you want to do....go 160mph (for example).
>
> Call it what you want, it is designed to not work if you want to do 
> many of the things you expect an operating system to do.  And it is 
> just as annoying as the car parts that are designed to make it 
> impossible to use 3rd party maintenance replacements.
I can see why you get some things wrong....
>
>>>> You or I could start our own.  But it is just like any other 3rd 
>>>> party enterprise.  It is not expected, or mandated that they work 
>>>> together.
>>>
>>> Not expected to work togther...  Yes that's a good description.
>>>
>>>> If you think they should...then you are operating under a flawed 
>>>> assumption.
>>>
>>> I think we agree that the design is wrong.
>> I think you should refrain from concluding what you think I think.  
>
> OK, I'll just repeat what you said: "It is not expected or mandated 
> that they work together".
>
Those 2 statements are not the same...  If you think they are...well....

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