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Subject:FW: Sun Solaris... From:Mc Jdub <wigginje -at- PSSCH -dot- PS -dot- GE -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 26 Jun 1997 08:36:11 -0400
I agree with "version 2.4 or later."
I think the solution comes from looking at it from the other angle.
Common usage suggests "version 2.4 or earlier" over "2.4 or *lower*" (or
even "2.4 or *older*"). Because of this, I would opt for "version 2.4
or later."
Later,
Jeff Wiggin
wigginje -at- pssch -dot- ps -dot- ge -dot- com
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> From: Karen Kay[SMTP:karen -at- WORDWRITE -dot- COM]
> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 1997 2:27 AM
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> Subject: Re: Sun Solaris...
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> Sunil Gokhale said:
> > A question was raised whether Sun Solaris, version 2.4 or higher is
> right
> > or version 2.4 or newer is right.
>
> I would say "version 2.4 or later".
>
> Karen
> karen -at- wordwrite -dot- com
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