Date: Sun, 03 Aug 1997 10:54:06 -0400 From: "Louis A. Mamakos" <louie@TransSys.COM> To: ade@demon.net Cc: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@dk.tfs.com>, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ports-current/packages-current discontinued Message-ID: <199708031454.KAA21556@whizzo.TransSys.COM> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 03 Aug 1997 15:07:40 BST." <E0wv1Js-00008Z-00@genghis.eng.demon.net> References: <E0wv1Js-00008Z-00@genghis.eng.demon.net>
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> >Tcl and perl represent a significant development in programming, > >and you guys argue that they should not be in our favourite > >state-of-the-art UNIX ? > > That's not what anyone is saying at all. Of course perl and tcl > should be in our favorite Unix. Just not as core components in > the same way that init, getty, sh are core components. Like 3270 emulators, highly-device specific user-level code like "stlload - Stallion Technologies multiport serial board down loader", and an X-10 home automation daemon? You've stepped out on to a very slippery slope here, and ultimately it's a judgement call and a matter of taste. louie
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