[Info-vax] The true believers

[Phillip Helbig---undress to reply]

In article <00AA66E6.2CA27B6D at SendSpamHere.ORG>, VAXman- 
@SendSpamHere.ORG writes: 

> >It is possible to stand behind something in principle, based on its 
> >past legacy, its future promise or its current strengths.  However, 
> >this should not make one blind to real problems.  Reminds me of the 
> >early space programme---an ambitious undertaking, comparable with VMS as 
> >far as total ingenuity involved.  However, early test pilots were often 
> >too gung-ho to point out real problems.
> 
> Or too dead!  

Indeed.  There are old pilots.  There are bold pilots.  But there are no 
old, bold pilots.