[Shootout-list] preserving historical data

[Bengt Kleberg]

Brandon J. Van Every wrote:
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> It seems you have no idea how much more stable your UNIX world is than
> the Windows PC world.

why do you think i am avoiding it? :-)

i must admit that i never considered the possibility that windows 
software (os and programs for the os) would be deteriorating to the same 
extent that the hardware does.
theoretically software does not deteriorate.


> How big are these archive files we're arguing about anyways?

imho, kilo bytes.

i think we arguing about if the effort to keep an archive relevant is 
worth it, compared to the effort to keep an old verion alive (i am 
assuming that if a test is alive it is relevant. ymmv).


bengt