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From: fadden@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Andy McFadden)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: ShrinkIt 3.0
Summary: Urgmph
Message-ID: <23210@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU>
Date: 18 Mar 90 23:06:57 GMT
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In article <1238@batman.moravian.EDU> nicholaA@batman.moravian.EDU (Andy Nicholas) writes:
>Well, at long last, I can FINALLY announce the release date for ShrinkIt 3.0:
>
>10PM-MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1990.
>
>Hooooooo ray.

>andy

This brings up some interesting problems.

NuLib as distributed does not handle some minor changes to the NuFX format.
In fact, due to a slight misunderstanding on my part, it doesn't handle
GS/ShrinkIt archives which follow the original NuFX format.

What I'm trying to say is, NuLib v2.1 ain't gonna work with ShrinkIt v3.0
or GS/ShrinkIt.

NuLib v2.2 fixes the misunderstanding, but I haven't updated it to handle
some new stuff with filenames (which turns out to be a very fatal problem,
due to some weird design decisions on my part).

While I'd like to distribute an update, I'm a little nervous about it right
now after the flak over NuPak.  I sent a letter to Mr. Thompson on Thursday
night, but haven't received a response yet.

If NuPak is indeed my code in large part, then it will fail miserably on
GS/ShrinkIt and ShrinkIt v3.0 archives (and from what I've heard, it does).
The question running through my mind is, do I want to help Mr. Thompson
make money off of my efforts by distributing an udpate?  On the other hand,
is not updating NuLib fair to the people who use it legitimately?

Sigh.

At any rate, I would like to emphasize that I have NOT spoken to
Mr. Thompson yet, and I do NOT know whether or not he actually used my
code.  In this vein, I would appreciate it if somebody with a copy could
send it and the documentation to me (ShrinkIt+BinSCII format).  I would also
appreciate it if somebody who knows him could let him know that I'm trying
to contact him (maybe something ate my mail).

One more week to Spring Break...


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