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Mixing incompatible old and new existing code is a bad idea (Announce)

posted by Steve  , US, 28.09.2007, 23:04

> > > And in my humble opinion, mixing old and new code is not the
> > > best possible idea.
>
> I mean mixing code from the incompatible UDVD (new) and XCDROM
> (old).
>
> > A strange thing for you to write. Revived 4DOS does not mix code?
>
> No. The above incompatible mix of existing old and new code doesn't occur
> there.
>
> > The fact is, code gets mixed a lot - what else is any upgrade or
> revision or library use?
>
> You probably misunderstood me.

I didn't misunderstand. You failed to specify "incompatible". But since you have now, I thank you for the lesson in programming. I even plan to extend it to hardware - I'm going to stop using telephone wire in power circuits.

Complete thread:

• UDMA and UDVD with SATA support! Hex-boot diskette image - lucho, 16.09.2007, 18:30 (Announce)
  • UDMA and UDVD with SATA support! Hex-boot diskette image - Rugxulo, 16.09.2007, 21:32
    • thanks - lucho, 18.09.2007, 09:38
    • UDMA and UDVD with SATA support! - lucho, 25.09.2007, 09:38
      • UDMA and UDVD with SATA support! - Rugxulo, 25.09.2007, 19:05
        • UDMA and UDVD with SATA support! - Rugxulo, 27.09.2007, 01:22
          • UDVD and SATA drives - lucho, 27.09.2007, 08:14
            • Please post SATA DVD test results here! - Japheth, 27.09.2007, 10:37
              • UDMA/XMGR makes XDMA/XCDROM completely obsolete - lucho, 27.09.2007, 15:59
                • No - Japheth, 27.09.2007, 17:55
                  • Source code of Jack's drivers IS free, but Japheth fears it - lucho, 27.09.2007, 18:27
                    • No - Japheth, 27.09.2007, 19:46
                      • NOT My Words! - Jack R. Ellis, 27.09.2007, 20:58
                        • NOT My Words! - Rugxulo, 27.09.2007, 23:35
                        • NOT My Words! - Japheth, 28.09.2007, 08:44
                          • Who is the liar? - lucho, 28.09.2007, 09:44
                            • Do you know what a "Winkeladvokat" is? - Japheth, 28.09.2007, 11:57
                              • Personal insults from/to Andreas Grech - lucho, 28.09.2007, 19:00
                                • and there again... - Aspi, 28.09.2007, 20:05
                                • You have asked, so please don't complain now - Japheth, 29.09.2007, 08:46
                                  • I did nothing to be ashamed about so stop your flames please - lucho, 30.09.2007, 15:51
                                    • Oh no, you are the source of all this - Japheth, 30.09.2007, 16:32
                                      • Insulting personal qualifications from Andreas Grech - lucho, 30.09.2007, 16:52
                                        • Ok, final comment - Japheth, 30.09.2007, 17:07
                                    • I did nothing to be ashamed about so stop your flames please - Steve, 30.09.2007, 17:31
                              • "Targets" - Jack R. Ellis, 29.09.2007, 09:55
                                • "Targets" - Tom, 29.09.2007, 23:26
                                  • Comments. - Jack, 30.09.2007, 00:43
                                    • Comments. - Steve, 30.09.2007, 02:37
                                      • Hitting The Road. - Jack, 30.09.2007, 09:16
                                        • Hitting The Road. - Steve, 30.09.2007, 10:22
                                      • Comments. - Tom, 30.09.2007, 16:14
                                        • No Need, Tom -- I Will Leave. - Jack, 30.09.2007, 17:09
                                          • WARNING: a response from one of the "bad guys"! - Japheth, 30.09.2007, 18:40
                                        • Comments. - Steve, 30.09.2007, 17:43
                            • Who is the liar? - Steve, 28.09.2007, 12:26
                              • Software cannot be stolen - lucho, 28.09.2007, 18:53
                                • Software cannot be stolen - Steve, 30.09.2007, 10:48
                                  • Software cannot be stolen - lucho, 30.09.2007, 16:36
                                    • Software cannot be stolen - Steve, 30.09.2007, 17:16
                    • Source code of Jack's drivers IS free, but Japheth fears it - Steve, 28.09.2007, 12:05
                      • "Enlightenment" - Jack R. Ellis, 28.09.2007, 15:31
                      • Source code of Jack's drivers is really free! - lucho, 28.09.2007, 18:43
                • UDMA/XMGR makes XDMA/XCDROM completely obsolete - Steve, 28.09.2007, 12:09
                  • Mixing incompatible old and new existing code is a bad idea - lucho, 28.09.2007, 18:22
                    • Mixing incompatible old and new existing code is a bad idea - Steve, 28.09.2007, 23:04
            • An END To All This!! - Jack R. Ellis, 28.09.2007, 21:08
              • No - Japheth, 29.09.2007, 09:02
              • "No" To YOURSELF, FOOL!! - Jack R. Ellis, 29.09.2007, 10:50
                • Yes - Japheth, 29.09.2007, 11:26
                • Wrong AGAIN, FOOL!! - Jack, 29.09.2007, 17:42
                  • No AGAIN, friend! - Japheth, 30.09.2007, 15:48
                    • Lessons From YOU?? - Jack, 30.09.2007, 18:00