Re: GNU Script isn't fixing something that's broken, so is doomed

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From: Tom Christiansen
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 1994 17:49

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:-> In comp.lang.misc, imc@comlab.ox.ac.uk (Ian Collier) writes:
:I know you are not a fan, but you might have at least mentioned the word
:REXX in your article.  After all, it does (among several of the other
:languages you mentioned) have an ambition to be the world's universal
:scripting language, and it already has a monopoly to a lesser or greater
:degree on VM/VMS, Amiga and OS/2 platforms.

Yes, Ian, you're right.  I should have mentioned it.

And what about new object REXX? :-)  Are you going to be making
a nice freeware port so we (ok, they :-) don't have to use 
proprietary IBM code?

--tom
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Tom Christiansen      Perl Consultant, Gamer, Hiker      tchrist@mox.perl.com
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From: Tom Christiansen <tchrist@mox.perl.com>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc,gnu.misc.discuss
Subject: Re: GNU Script isn't fixing something that's broken, so is doomed
Date: 2 Nov 1994 17:49:51 GMT
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