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From: jimomura@lsuc.UUCP (Jim Omura)
Newsgroups: net.sources
Subject: Re: "Ferret" FLAME-you have it already
Message-ID: <859@lsuc.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 20-Oct-85 13:20:04 EDT
Article-I.D.: lsuc.859
Posted: Sun Oct 20 13:20:04 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 20-Oct-85 13:59:30 EDT
References: <371@tekcbi.UUCP> <65400001@hp-lsd.UUCP> <250@3comvax.UUCP>
Reply-To: jimomura@lsuc.UUCP (Jim Omura)
Organization: Barrister & Solicitor, Toronto
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Summary: Problem coming -- Non-Unix user sourcecodes

In article <250@3comvax.UUCP> mikes@3comvax.UUCP (Mike Shannon) writes:
>
>	Who needs ferret programs when all unix systems have a 'find' program?
>	Are the 'ferret' authors simply unaware of this standard, basic
>utility program?
>
>	People who introduce new tools to the net should take some effort
>to acquaint themselves with tools which already exist.
>	When new tools ARE introduced, (especially if another standard,
>similar tool already exists), please explain why your new tool is
>superior to the standard one.
>
>	Besides ferret, there has also been posted a 'findfn' program which
>sounds suspiciously like 'ctags'.  Except that it won't work with 'vi'!!!
>Who needs it?
>-- 
>			Michael Shannon {ihnp4,hplabs}!oliveb!3comvax!mikes


     I think that a major problem may be brewing here, unless this
has already been discussed and decided.  The Amiga and 520ST people
have been trying to figure out where to put *their* source-code.

     Mike, flaming about receiving new source code for a feature
*you* have is all very nice, but not everybody 'here' uses only
Unix.  Some people may find good use for utilities like 'find' on
other systems.  They *can't* rip off Unix sources for other systems
(as you should know) so does that mean they should be forced to
do without?

-- 
James Omura, Barrister & Solicitor, Toronto
ihnp4!utzoo!lsuc!jimomura
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