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From: davidsen@crdos1.crd.ge.COM (Wm E Davidsen Jr)
Newsgroups: news.software.b
Subject: Re: The Joys of C news
Message-ID: <2467@crdos1.crd.ge.COM>
Date: 27 Aug 90 15:06:19 GMT
References: <1990Aug21.161506.21784@zoo.toronto.edu> <3ND5KOC@xds13.ferranti.com> <1990Aug24.204636.8619@zoo.toronto.edu> <1990Aug26.074604.10583@amd.com> <UYG5QR4@ggpc2.ferranti.com> <1990Aug26.203259.1954@hayes.fai.alaska.edu>
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In article <1990Aug26.203259.1954@hayes.fai.alaska.edu> wisner@hayes.fai.alaska.edu (Bill Wisner) writes:

| installation. Oh, you all remember B news, don't you? B news, with its
| localize.sh file and annoying little ed script that was such a pain to
| get right? Yeah, that one.

  See my previous posting, I got things right on a lot of assorted
machines, and no one has ever called me a news guru. A number of other
things they have called me, but never anything nice.
| 
| Count your blessings, and be sure C news gets all the credit it deserves.

  C news gets lots of credit, but it is getting some well deserved
criticisms, too. It is not "better in every way" with no reason to
hesitate before changing from B news. There are advantages in some areas
for each, and shortcomings.
-- 
bill davidsen	(davidsen@crdos1.crd.GE.COM -or- uunet!crdgw1!crdos1!davidsen)
    VMS is a text-only adventure game. If you win you can use unix.