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Re: Why not distribute binaries?

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From: Bob Sutterfield
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 1990 17:37
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There are many and varied differences between machines, and
maintaining a collection of up-to-date binaries for even a few is a
major task.  The Consortium certainly can't afford to have one each of
all the software and hardware permutations in-house.

For a community software effort it's important for everyone to have
the sources, so everyone can contribute, and feels encouraged to.

Many times, I'm not sure a behavior is a bug (or even if I've seen it
correctly) until I examine the source.

Surviving the rigors of the building and installation process often
turns an X neophyte into someone who can provide at least a little
on-site support.  (This isn't so true with R4, but in the good old
days... :-)

It's much easier to hide Trojan horses in a binary than in source.
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