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To: Bill Fumerola <billf@jade.chc-chimes.com>
cc: syssgm@dtir.qld.gov.au, Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>,
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Subject: Re: bin/8880 
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    from Bill Fumerola at "Mon, 14 Dec 1998 16:52:20 -0500"
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 17:29:58 +1000
From: Stephen McKay <syssgm@dtir.qld.gov.au>
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On Monday, 14th December 1998, Bill Fumerola wrote:

>On Mon, 14 Dec 1998, Bruce Evans wrote:
>
>> >Synopsis: cp missing verbose switch
>> 
>> Isn't this a much needed gap?
>
>Do you mean "wow, we do need that" or "do we _really_ need this?"?

I'd translate this as: "Isn't this a much needed gap between Unix and
that other junk".

I'm quite happy that cp is not copy.  Frustrated DOS weenies can write
their own version, and make it as tasteless as they want.

Stephen.

PS Just close the PR with "Yes, we like it that way."

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