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From: APEARSON%WAYNEST1.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu (Patrick B. Haggood)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Proposal to split up comp.os.minix
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Date: 1 Mar 89 14:59:31 GMT
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On the discussion of discouraging binaries:

On on hand, I am kinda lazy in implimenting tools (I like making applications
, not boot-strapping every utility that floats my way, killing hours just to
get a seconds-saving convenience utility working on my system).

However....

Minix is a good OS, but it is primarily a LEARNING OS.  That is, people should
be drawn to it because they wish to understand it (I was).  If I wanted another
OS-in-the-box, I woulda bought OS/9 or Idris (yauc, yet another U**x clone).  S
o the posting of source is consistent with the Minix ideal of available source
for understanding by the user.  Therefore, I endorse the posting of source, and
only posting binaries on very very implicit circumstances.