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From: tes@whuts.UUCP (STERKEL)
Newsgroups: news.admin
Subject: Re: PD C as solution to binary groups
Message-ID: <2527@whuts.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 3-Aug-87 09:54:31 EDT
Article-I.D.: whuts.2527
Posted: Mon Aug  3 09:54:31 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 4-Aug-87 06:24:08 EDT
References: <6960@g.ms.uky.edu> <3725@ncoast.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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Summary: PD C would not work,  machine dependence .

In article <3725@ncoast.UUCP>, allbery@ncoast.UUCP (Brandon Allbery) writes:
> As quoted from <6960@g.ms.uky.edu> by sean@ms.uky.edu (Sean Casey):
> +---------------
> | Frankly, I'd rather see only source posted.  Unfortunately, not everyone has
> | a compiler.  Not everyone uses C either.  Not everyone has the source to the
> | programs they post.  What about PKARC or PROCOMM for the IBM pc?  No
> +---------------
I do not know about the rest of the world, but lil-ol-me the
run-of-the-mill user (non-hacker), has difficulty with about 70% of
the C source put up on the Network.  At least 90% *does not compile
and/or link* leaving me to my poor wits to "fix".  Ultimately, about
70% remains worthless.  Most of this seems to be site/machine
dependency of some sort, either by the poster or by my "home"
machine.  I frankly do not see where a PD C would help at all.

-- 
                         Terry Sterkel
        {clyde|harvard|cbosgd|allegra|ulysses|ihnp4}!whuts!tes
              [opinions are obviously only my own]