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From: urjlew@ecsvax.UUCP (Rostyk Lewyckyj)
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Subject: Re: Making binary groups obsolete (was Re:Are binary groups necessary?)
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Date: Sun, 26-Jul-87 03:34:24 EDT
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Posted: Sun Jul 26 03:34:24 1987
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Summary: But you can't eliminate binary data!
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[An offering to the gods of 0 and 1]
Although I also would like to see the source for all programs
being posted to the net, I don't see how even making that mandatory
would eliminate the need for binary groups. There are some things
that have to be posted as (uuencoded) binaries. For example IFF
type files of pictures, music, etc. 
Also I believe PD C compilers already exist. Small C, PCC, GNU.
If these are not truly PD they are close (in some sense) to this.
The problem is PD doesn't mean it runs on my machine, and so why
is it likely that the one being proposed here would.
Therefore I think the challange and the offer are both off the mark.