Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!rayssd!unisec!dpw From: dpw@unisec.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.att Subject: Re: THE STORE! -- "PD" binaries Message-ID: <1021@unisec.usi.com> Date: Sat, 11-Jul-87 13:51:35 EDT Article-I.D.: unisec.1021 Posted: Sat Jul 11 13:51:35 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 12-Jul-87 10:34:36 EDT References: <1828@ihlpe.ATT.COM> <977@hoqax.UUCP> <465@cord.UUCP> <2388@hoptoad.uucp> Reply-To: dpw@unisec.USI.COM (Darryl P. Wagoner) Organization: UniSecure Systems, Inc. Newport, RI Lines: 22 In article <2388@hoptoad.uucp> gnu@hoptoad.uucp (John Gilmore) writes: >ebh@cord.UUCP (Ed Horch) wrote: >> One... consists of completely >I un-uuencoded the STORE! catalog, found an ASCII cpio archive, and >took it apart. From the descriptions enclosed, it looks like this >"nicely packaged public domain stuff" that you can get in source from >your friendly neighborhood Usenet site or archive, only comes in binary >from these turkeys. A few things have sources, but source is the >exception, not the rule. Yes, it is true that most of the PD stuff from the store is in binary form. The is because many don't have a C compiler and those that do gets the same source from usenet, bbs or etc. I argree that some source would be very helpful (ex: CTRCAP3.5). -- Darryl Wagoner UniSecure Systems, Inc.; dpw@unisec.usi.com Newport, RI; (401)-849-0857 UUCP: {gatech|mirror|cbosgd|uiucdcs|ihnp4}!rayssd!unisec!dpw