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From: zjat02@apctrc.UUCP (Jon A. Tankersley)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.bugs.4bsd
Subject: Re: public domain version of rdist?
Message-ID: <428@cr1a.apctrc.UUCP>
Date: 1 Feb 88 15:15:38 GMT
References: <4065@gorbash.Rosemount.COM>
Reply-To: zjat02@cr1a.UUCP (Jon A. Tankersley)
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In article <4065@gorbash.Rosemount.COM> dave@gorbash.Rosemount.COM () writes:
>We have the program "rdist" on a number of our machines here, but some of
>them do NOT have rdist, so rdist only solves part of our distribution problems.
>We have the sources in our 4.3 BSD tape, and I'm trying to find out the 
>legality of moving that source to other, non-source-licensed machines.  If this
>is not possible, is anyone aware of a public domain implementation or rdist
>that can be had?
>
>	Dave

I second that.  We have an Alliant connected to some Suns, and they have
a different version of rdist (and a few other things) that is incompatible
with the Sun version.  This makes software distribution across the network
a pain, some rdist, some rcp and rsh scripts.  It would be nice to use one
version on all systems.

Alliant also doesn't have full SVID libraries.  I had to write my own cut
program for some SysAdmin scripts I use on the Suns.  There may be a PD cut
out there, but I didn't have time to search any net-archives for it.  Coding
for that was lots of fun, especially without any manuals....

Wonder if AT&T has a "look-alike" syndrome for hand written code.  I sure
hope not :-).

-tank-