[732] in Cypherpunks
Re: Software infrastructure
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mike McNally)
Tue Jun 1 20:53:22 1993
From: m5@vail.tivoli.com (Mike McNally)
To: stig@netcom.com (Stig)
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 93 17:02:49 CDT
Cc: cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: <9306012130.AA17995@netcom.netcom.com>; from "Stig" at Jun 1, 93 2:27 pm
> Let's generalize a bit: Since PC based unix is more available, this
> package should run on either PC or UNIX platforms. Tip doesn't cut it
> as a terminal program for UNIX
No kidding.
> and I don't know of another...
Kermit?
> SLIP has it's disadvantages.
Like, try making it work reasonably on a DOS platform.
> We want to avoid the kitchen sink mentality, BUT if we're going to
> spend lots of time on this package, then why have it all go to waste
> when time comes to port the sucker?
Why not just distribute a package of patches for the Kermit sources?
Mike McNally
