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given the amount of bandwidth that's frittered away on trivia on this list,
it didn't seem too far outside the realm of reasonable requests to ask a
question requiring a yes/no answer (one which nobody actually seemed to know
the answer to) as to whether it was within the bounds of the EULA to make a
second copy of a microsoft product (project, specifically) for their own
personal use. you may consider that "handholding"; it seemed more like "a
quick question" to me.
I know that *I* would prefer to read that question/ answer combo than some
of the wandering discourses on nothing at all that go on for hundreds of
messages.
> I'm terribly sorry you don't find my replies useful. I
> operate on the assumption that people do their
> homework and provide insight where appropriate.
> Handholding should be reserved for parents and
> significant others.
>
> --- Watson Laughton <WLaughton -at- orphan -dot- com> wrote:
> > your replies are not particularly useful. "yes" or
> > "no" would have been
> > more concise, not to mention of some utility to the
> list.
>
>
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>
> "As soon as you hear the phrase "studies show",
> immediately put a hand on your wallet and cover your groin."
> -- Geoff Hart
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