Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!rutgers!iuvax!silver!backstro
From: backstro@silver.bacs.indiana.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Sources in text mode please
Message-ID: <18700036@silver>
Date: 11 May 88 21:25:00 GMT
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Organization: Indiana University BACS, Bloomington
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Nf-From: silver.bacs.indiana.edu!backstro    May 11 16:25:00 1988


>I agree with this, except that I still assert that source code should be
>source code and not "zooed" or "arced" when distributed. It should always
>be shar'd and somethings like .info files will have to be uuencoded.
>
>--Chuck
>
>--Chuck McManis
>uucp: {anywhere}!sun!cmcmanis   BIX: cmcmanis  ARPAnet: cmcmanis@sun.com
>These opinions are my own and no one elses, but you knew that didn't you.

I also agree that source files should be left in human readable form.
Becuase if the source IS still in human readable form most likely any
errors could be corrected.  Also it would be nice to be able to download
sources for other types of computers.  This would be much simpler than 
having to download some source and then have to send it to the computer
it was written for and then transfer the uncompressed version of the 
source back to your machine.  After all that you can now begin work...

Well that's my $0.02 worth.  If you've got any opinions, keep 'em!  ;^)

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