Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2002 23:26:24 -0500 From: Will Andrews <will@csociety.org> To: freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Package system flaws? Message-ID: <20020714042623.GB95460@squall.waterspout.com> In-Reply-To: <20020714042237.GD931@lizzy.catnook.com> References: <20020706220511.GA88651@scoobysnax.jaded.net> <3D27A296.D58FB4B4@softweyr.com> <p05111745b94e9452f3b3@[128.113.24.47]> <p05111700b953ed16c118@[128.113.24.47]> <p05111701b953f38542f8@[128.113.24.47]> <20020712121427.GD3678@lummux.tchpc.tcd.ie> <20020712144854.GA756@laurel.tmseck.homedns.org> <20020713054141.A26277@misty.eyesbeyond.com> <20020713011750.GA755@laurel.tmseck.homedns.org> <20020714042237.GD931@lizzy.catnook.com>
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On Sat, Jul 13, 2002 at 09:22:15PM -0700, Jos Backus wrote: > Indeed. We should try hard to keep powerful, easy to use, general-purpose, > high-level scripting languages out of the base system. After all, we have C/ > awk/sed/sh etc., and anything that can be done with those scripting languages > can also be done with these traditional tools. The people who do the work should do it the best way they can. Or, with a volunteer twist, the most enjoyable way they can. Regards, -- wca To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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