I dunno. Perhaps you should be happy that I have a policy of refraining from grumbling about handicapped operating systems. :-)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker suggests we should be glad they avoid complaining about poorly designed operating systems.
- In plain terms
- Be happy they don't gripe about bad OSes.
- What can you take from it?
- Appreciate when others stay positive about technical flaws.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why is it important to stay positive?
- When does silence become a problem?
Another view
It may ignore legitimate issues that need fixing.
More from Larry Wall
Well, sure, I explicitly mentioned 'vtables' last time I brought this up. But a single pointer is fairly paltry, as tables go. :-)
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