Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 02:04:59 +0200 From: Joao Schim <joao@netmaniacs.org> To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RMS says: "Use BSD, for goodness sake!" Message-ID: <20030627020459.065a1bd0.joao@netmaniacs.org> In-Reply-To: <20030626113310.S81431@brainguts.no-ip.com> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20030625214311.00e5e240@localhost> <20030626010357.J508@hub.org> <20030626113553.GA53078@packet.org.uk> <20030626152034.GA38756@mail.it.ca> <20030626113310.S81431@brainguts.no-ip.com>
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On Thu, 26 Jun 2003 11:44:28 -0700 (PDT) Eli Scott <sp0rkmail@brainguts.no-ip.com> wrote: > Reguarding AWK - I work at a university in the Environmental Science > department. I'm working on a project right now regaurding stream flow and > nitrate flushing. over 90% of the programs we use to process streamflow > records are written in AWK, and it definately is useful beyond filtering > columns. This might be just my boss' preference in language, but I have > tried to reimplement the programs in python, or even make more powerful > versions in C/C++, and AWK always ends up being the most efficient tool > with the fastest development time. So, yes, AWK is used beyond column > filtering. And...if it's dropped from FreeBSD, I'll have to go back to > using Solaris. I don't want to go back to using Solaris. I don't admin > the Solaris machine...its mucky! > > -Eli > I believe the discussion was about moving it to ports, not to drop it totally. In stead of using Solaris you would just pkg_add or build the port on FreeBSD. What a relief ;) Joao
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