rec.autos.simulators

Airborne in GPL?

colin bro

Airborne in GPL?

by colin bro » Wed, 12 Apr 2000 04:00:00

no - it was ME :)

what is 'tubthumping' anyhow?

is it something to do with my beloved soapbox?

col.

Ronald Stoeh

Airborne in GPL?

by Ronald Stoeh » Thu, 13 Apr 2000 04:00:00


> I have seen these mentioned:

> -Latin is a good choice for the general language of science - not so old
> theory, than one might think.
> -French is suitable for mathematics due to its precision.
> -German numbers are a handicap: For example 21 is einundzwanzig, "one and
> twenty".

Now that's funny. 21 is twentyone in English and Einundzwanzig in
German,
do you know what 80 is in French: it's 4 times 20. So if the way of
expressing
numbers in a language determines it's suitability for math, then French
really
shouldn't qualify... ;^)

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Stephen Ferguso

Airborne in GPL?

by Stephen Ferguso » Fri, 14 Apr 2000 04:00:00



> > I have seen these mentioned:

> > -Latin is a good choice for the general language of science - not so old
> > theory, than one might think.
> > -French is suitable for mathematics due to its precision.
> > -German numbers are a handicap: For example 21 is einundzwanzig, "one
and
> > twenty".

> Now that's funny. 21 is twentyone in English and Einundzwanzig in
> German,
> do you know what 80 is in French: it's 4 times 20. So if the way of
> expressing
> numbers in a language determines it's suitability for math, then French
> really
> shouldn't qualify... ;^)

> --
> l8er
> ronny

Actually, the French are taking a very logical factorial approach to the
whole problem.  Eventually their language will develop to the point that all
numbers are expressed as simple combinations of prime numbers!

Stephen


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