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From: sgt@alice.UucP (Steve Tell)
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga
Subject: Re: net.sources.amiga
Message-ID: <4557@alice.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 14-Nov-85 00:52:15 EST
Article-I.D.: alice.4557
Posted: Thu Nov 14 00:52:15 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 15-Nov-85 04:40:19 EST
Organization: Bell Labs, Murray Hill
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Keywords: sources

I feel that I must add my humble opinion to the debate currently
raging about where to post source.
It matters not to me whether I have to read net.sources.amiga
or net.micro.amiga, what I am concerned with is the issue
of posting binaries.
I would prefer to see binaries strongly discouraged on the net.
For one thing, if an error somehow creeps into the text,
it would be much easier to fix in C source.
Secondly, I prefer having the opportunity to understand how
the programs I use work and to modify them.
Third, it is impractical to port a binary to or from another machine
such as a mac or 520ST.
Posting of both source and binary would be perfectly fine,
as long as the net can put up with the load.

If a choice must be made, keep it SOURCE!

Steve Tell
(At&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill NJ)
(..alice!sgt)