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From: ara@LOM1.MATH.YALE.EDU (Allan Adler)
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Subject: What does it all mean ?
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Date: 17 Oct 89 17:16:11 GMT
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As I log into prep to ftp GNU Software, I see more and more tar files
named after UNIX commands. This is consistent with the goal of producing
a public domain version of UNIX. What I don't understand is the best way
a site can make use of them. I'm acclimated to gcc, GNU Emacs, bison
and gas. But what about the others ? Should one just take them as they
appear and replace one UNIX executable after another by the corresponding
GNU version ? Or is there more of an overview to keep in mind when 
installing them ? Finally, since there are different versions, if one
installs them piecemeal, does one have to worry about compatibility 
and therefore constantly have to keep replacing them so that all are
current ?

Sorry if this sounds terribly naive. To the uninformed nothing is obvious.

Please reply to me directly since I don't subscribe to this list yet.

Allan Adler
ara@lom1.math.yale.edu