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To: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
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Subject: Re: IPCS Utility 
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Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 20:29:08 -0800
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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
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>  - We will be using Tcl for parts of the FCF (FreeBSD Config Facility), not
>    least because I expect to be writing slabs of the core.
> ...
> The planned modular design of the FCF specifically avoids stipulating
> any given language for modules; if you feel the need to write your
> module in Forth, as long as you can manage character I/O you can play.

Do we have an actual design for the FCF which goes so far as to define
such a level of interface spec?  It sounds like you've got something
hammered out, but I'm not sure if I've seen it yet. :-)

						Jordan