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Re: Re: arc.ttp - did i get a bad copy ?

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From: D'arc Angel
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1986 18:07
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> Summary: let us have SOURCES
> 
> []
> 
> The recent problems with ARC (& Uniterm?) indicate again that SOURCES
> should be posted.  Executables should ALSO be posted for people who
> do not have the appropriate compiler.  Note that I'm voting for BOTH.
> (That's because whoever is paying for this e-mail is not me :-)
> 
> - Moshe Braner

your point is well taken but allow me to play devil's advocate...

1) the question of size and cost doesn't need restating, the sources for 
emacs are about 400K

2) not everybody has the same compilers, but we all have ST's

3) for evolving programs like emacs and others, posting the sources
is an open invitation to chaos, it guarentees that there will be almost
as many versions of the program as there are people with good ideas
making the introduction of new versions a nightmare
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