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From: les@MCS.COM (Leslie Mikesell)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: how to get DOS kermit c source code?
Date: 2 Nov 1995 11:10:15 -0600
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In article <1995Oct28.172619.65234@cc.usu.edu>,
Joe Doupnik <jrd@cc.usu.edu> wrote:
> Being practical here rather than arguing over moralistic issues,
>users are far better off getting the latest Kermits from Columbia rather
>than using ancient versions found on distribution media. Look at how old
>that stuff is. Getting them is very easy. Supporting them is not cheap, as
>you know and seemingly wish to avoid.
Perhaps we agree that the world would be a better place if every
machine that communicates had a copy of the latest version of kermit
on it. But we certainly disagree on the way to make that happen.
Count the number of programs in a typical Linux or freeBSD
distribution. You could say that the best way to maintain a system
is to ftp each of those programs separately from it's home site
tracking all the changes, but that isn't going to make it happen
no matter how easy you claim it is for any single one. And, if
you don't have ftp access it turns out not to be easy at all.
People want/need packaged distributions, whether by ftp or cdrom
or locally maintained archives where someone has tested the components
with each other. Programs that can't be included just won't be
put on a lot of systems.
Les Mikesell
les@mcs.com