From owner-freebsd-hackers Sun Jun 23 23:25:35 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id XAA27266 for hackers-outgoing; Sun, 23 Jun 1996 23:25:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id XAA27261; Sun, 23 Jun 1996 23:25:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id QAA20771; Mon, 24 Jun 1996 16:29:00 +0930 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199606240659.QAA20771@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc/mtree BSD.usr.dist To: terry@lambert.org (Terry Lambert) Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 16:28:59 +0930 (CST) Cc: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, terry@lambert.org, phk@FreeBSD.org, hackers@FreeBSD.org In-Reply-To: <199606240613.XAA27150@phaeton.artisoft.com> from "Terry Lambert" at Jun 23, 96 11:13:22 pm MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Terry Lambert stands accused of saying: > > Well, not putting PERL in the base distribution would prevent > the non-tool Perl scripts from becoming part of the base > distribution. > > I'm open to other suggestions that achieve the same effect without > throwing the baby out with the bath water... but I still think > the bathwater needs to go. 8-). Sure. Keep preaching. You may attract followers, and the bathwater will make your feet soggy. 8) Note though that a script with embedded values is the ultimate in 'data driven' programming, so watch the shades of grey 8) > Terry Lambert -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[