From: utzoo!decvax!cca!FC01@Usc-Ecl@sri-unix
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Title: Re: Chown: right or privilege
Article-I.D.: sri-unix.3059
Posted: Wed Sep  1 21:01:30 1982
Received: Wed Sep  8 02:06:49 1982

From: FC01 
Date: 28 Aug 1982 1511-PDT
I hate to start up the old newline discussion again, but it seems as if every
computer except the data general machines expect end of lines to be entered
with a . This being the case, it seems silly to use  as the newline
character, think of the added compatability of being able to type in what
gets typed out, and having the computer type out what should be typed in!
For file transfer, everyone has to substitute  for  and then the
other side has to send back  for  and the sender has to see the
 a the  it sent for the  it had in the first place. If they
were all  it would be much easier, more sensable, etc. Perhaps only the
stdio source defining /n has to be changed (to char code 15 from 12) and
everybodies programs will all work again with only a recompilation! Oh, you
man people use numbers for this stuff in programs? What a shame!
				Fred
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