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Re: "Misunderstanding of the lambda calculus"
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Richard M. Stallman |
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Re: "Misunderstanding of the lambda calculus" |
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Wed, 01 Feb 2006 14:39:05 -0500 |
> Archaic does not imply "dead", but it does imply "not very much
> alive". Anyway, the relevant point is "archaic" is a smear term.
"Archaic life forms" are those that have survived basically unchanged
for millions of years, that were so well-adapted to their ecological
niche that natural selection has not weeded them out or made them
undergo significant changes. That's not really a "smear term".
That one example doesn't disprove the point, it just misses the point.
To describe _usage_ as "archaic" says it is no longer current.