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From: ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Ack!  Where can I find a ST-minix SRC1:fs/SRCZ.a ?
Message-ID: <2026@ast.cs.vu.nl>
Date: 10 Feb 89 09:51:31 GMT
References: <9132@megaron.arizona.edu>
Reply-To: ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum)
Organization: VU Informatica, Amsterdam
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In article <9132@megaron.arizona.edu> cjeffery@arizona.edu (Clinton Jeffery) writes:
>What is Prentice Hall's policy on replacing killed files?
The same as it is on replacing lost books.

I had considered having the distribution produced using diskettes that were
permanently write protected (i.e., a jacket with no notch in it), but this
would make it impossible to run, thus requiring you to backup the disks first.
I decided that since various copy programs might or might not work on MINIX
disks, it was better to make all the disks writable.  If there is mass
sentiment for using non-notched jackets next time, I'll do it. Notches +
write-protect tabs is not one of the options in this price range.  Neither is
a mixed solution of partly notched, partly not.

Andy Tanenbaum (ast@cs.vu.nl)