Re: GNU Hello (was Re: What is what in the GNUniverse?)

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From: Loren James Rittle
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 22:12

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In article <CKD.92Dec16191415@loiosh.eff.org> ckd@eff.org (Christopher Davis) writes:
>HH> == Harald Hanche-Olsen <hanche@ams.sunysb.edu>
>
> HH> hello (hello!? did someone write "Hello world" in 105591 bytes
> HH> (compressed)?  I hope not!)
>
>Yes, they did.  From tar -tvf:

[tar output removed]

>They were apparently REAL bored that weekend :)

Maybe, but I suspect that in addition to being a grand joke (it
was modified by 'The King' Elvis :-), GNU Hello is the smallest
acceptable GNU program in terms of what should be included in a
release.

I, for one, am very happy to see this.

Regards,
Loren
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Loren J. Rittle (rittle@comm.mot.com)
Systems Technology Research (IL02/2240)
Motorola, Inc.
(708)576-7794

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Subject: Re: GNU Hello (was Re: What is what in the GNUniverse?)
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