Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 18:02:47 -0600 From: Nate Williams <nate@sri.MT.net> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Andreas Klemm <andreas@klemm.gtn.com>, Jake Hamby <jehamby@lightside.com>, current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: The FreeBSD Way Message-ID: <199606220002.SAA15123@rocky.sri.MT.net> In-Reply-To: <28918.835400506@critter.tfs.com> References: <Pine.BSI.3.94.960622002648.238B-100000@klemm.gtn.com> <28918.835400506@critter.tfs.com>
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> >> > Generally I share your sight, but even SunSofts Solaris 2.x uses > >> > tk in the main system... > >> > >> Uh, no... Solaris uses Motif for installation, etc.. TCL and Tk are a > >> product of SunLabs, yes, but they haven't seen fit to include either into > >> Solaris (at least, not as of Solaris 2.5). > > > >Hmm, I thought, that many sysadmin tools were written in tk... > >admintool, swmtool ... Am I so wrong ??? > > no, you are right. No, he was wrong. I've got a Solaris 2.5 box sitting *right here*, and all of the tool program are binaries and have *NO* TK strings in them. Sun *does* support TCL in a very direct sense because they hired Dr. Ousterhout and he has a staff of 3-4 folks working for him, but as of Solaris 2.5 (the most recent release) there is *NO* trace of TK anywhere on the system. Nate
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