Re: [MacPerl] TPJ

[Matthias Ulrich Neeracher <neeri@iis.ee.ethz.ch>]

pudge@pobox.com (Chris Nandor) writes:
>I sent a letter to The Perl Journal regarding a script that printed out
>"The Perl Journal" on UNIX versions of Perl, but on MacPerl printed "Fre
>MacPerl Joirnal".
>
>The letter was printed in this quarter's journal, along with a reply:
>
>>You're correct that there's a hidden meaning, but your interpretation is
>>a little off.  "Fre" is used here as a verb; the expression is simply a
>>muddled plea by MacOS to be freed from a revisionist historical calendar
>>in which the beginning of recorded time occurs during the Nixon
>>administration.
>
>Hmmmmm ... is that a slam against our platform?  :)

No, I understand it's the opposite. After all, the Un*x calendar starts time
during the Nixon administration, so the Mac calendar is the "free" one.

Matthias

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