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From: gnu@hoptoad.uucp (John Gilmore)
Newsgroups: news.admin
Subject: Re: PD C as solution to binary groups
Message-ID: <2639@hoptoad.uucp>
Date: Thu, 6-Aug-87 04:51:04 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug  6 04:51:04 1987
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tes@whuts.UUCP (STERKEL) wrote:
> 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.

Lil-ol-me has difficulty with 100% of the binary software put up on the
network, even though I'm a Hacker and a Wizard.  At least 90% *does not
run* leaving me to my poor wits to "fix".  But patching it with adb
just doesn't seem to help.  Ultimately, about 100% remains worthless.
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