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From: al@mot.UUCP (Al Filipski)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Re: Re: Pournelle Column this month
Message-ID: <94@mot.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 11-Feb-85 18:41:13 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb 11 18:41:13 1985
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>> I'll buy all of that. And Pournelle, as usual, goes on to write a technical 
>> and jargon filled column. Most of the time I find his writing style
>> refreshing, but the hypocrisy this month was a little much.
>> 
>> 	I plan to write to the editor, and to Jerry, and complain.  I would be
>> curious to see how others feel about this month's column.
>
>What do you think writing to the editor will accomplish. Had the article
>been maligning, pugnacious, or libelous then I might agree that a letter
>to the editor would be warranted. But if its just to complain that you
>don't like his style of writing then it might be easier to just not read
>his column! SAVE A PIECE OF PAPER AND A PIECE OF A TREE (unless you write
>to Byte via The Source or something).
>
>						David P. Geller
Why wouldn't an editor or an author be interested in readers' feedback on 
the quality of the material in the magazine? He should be. 
(In this case ESPECIALLY if he is concerned with saving trees).

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Alan Filipski, UNIX group, Motorola Microsystems, Tempe, AZ U.S.A
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