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I R A Darth Aggie · April 23rd 05, 02:05 AM posted to sci.geo.meteorology

On 22 Apr 2005 12:10:38 -0700,
, in
. com wrote:

+ Are you saying that private meteorologists can't beat the almost
+ universally maligned lazy government bureaucrats or a bunch of ivory
+ tower egghead professors and wet-behind-the-ears students at their
+ own game.

No. And for the same reason that proprietary software producers are
feeling the Free Software pinch: for as many smart people you can hire
and employ, there are 100 times as many out there that you *can't*.

It's a matter of numbers, and they haven't got them. And there's a
multiplicative factor if those 100x as many can collaborate together.

If we can see a bit further than those that have come before us, it is
because we stand on the shoulder (and not the necks) of giants.

James
--
Consulting Minister for Consultants, DNRC
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isn't looking good, either.
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