Mike,

>You have twisted the word "war" senseless. There is no comparison whatsoever between software and actual wars in which soldiers fight and die.
>
>Dozens more dead in Baghdad today, the headlines say. That's war.

I totally agree upon the horrors of war, esspecially the one that is going in in iraq, costing so many lives, regardless of what their nationality is.

The remark was in the context of 'war means progress' as stated by EdwardP, meaning competition.

Walter,