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From: louie@trantor.umd.edu (Louis A. Mamakos)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Filtering the source/binaries without bottleneck
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Date: 6 Jan 89 22:24:16 GMT
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I don't think that Bob Page should have to test sumissions for 
comp.sources.amiga before posting them.  A quick glance at it, and a simple
"garbage" filter is all I expect him to do.  Anything more extensive will
will only slow down the propagation.  And we know how bent of of shape we
all were with slow propagation before.

If there are bugs in the sources, the end user has the option of fixing
the problem himself.  Much of the value in sources is examining the 
algorithms and techniques used, not necessarily in running them. Or so it
seems to me.

I don't care what you do with the binaries.  Personally, I don't run any
binaries on my system from USENET or other non-commercial source.  You
don't know *where* they've been.  With sources, at least I can examine
them for any suspicious code.

I would hate to increase the burden on the moderator.  It enough that he
packages things up and keeps archives; I don't expect him to test code for
me.  What do you want for free, anyway?




Louis A. Mamakos  WA3YMH    Internet: louie@TRANTOR.UMD.EDU
University of Maryland, Computer Science Center - Systems Programming