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From: peter@utah-gr.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: section 3 manpages, and, mode 444 distributions
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Date: Thu, 28-May-87 02:45:45 EDT
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Posted: Thu May 28 02:45:45 1987
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> The other question is:  WHY is all the source under /usr/src
> distributed mode 444??  Whenever I make a local copy of it (to fix a
> bug, for example) the first thing I have to do is change it all to 644!

You should use either SCCS, RCS or some other software maintenance
system when you are modifying sources.  Proper use of these tools will
make this complaint disappear, AND make things much simpler to
maintain.  It sure beats going back to those backup tapes!