28 Apr
2005
28 Apr
'05
4:50 p.m.
Hi everyone. I'm a short-time UNIX user (I started in 1981 :)
and also a columnist for Linux Magazine (in the US: not the UK
flavour). I just came across TUHS while I was searching for a
V7 cp(1) manpage. (I found it, BTW, via Warren Toomey's page
http://mirror.cc.vt.edu/pub/projects/Ancient_Unix/Documentation/PUPS/manpag….)
I'm writing a series of columns on "What's GNU in Old Utilities".
It describes new features of GNU utilities like cat(1) and
contrasts them to "how we used to do it." I'd like to mention
TUHS in the third column, which should be out in August. It
seems that TUHS is alive and well. If any of you have comments
or complaints about that idea, though, would you please let me
know before May 1 -- which is when the column is due? Thanks.
Jerry
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Jerry Peek, jpeek(a)jpeek.com, http://www.jpeek.com/
29 Apr
29 Apr
1:55 a.m.
I'm writing a series of columns on
"What's GNU in Old Utilities".
It describes new features of GNU utilities like cat(1) and
contrasts them to "how we used to do it."
How about mentioning:
http://plan9.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/doc/84/kp.ps.gz
It describes "new" features of BSD utilities like cat(1)
and contrasts them with how things should be done.
Jerry
Jerry Peek, jpeek(a)jpeek.com, http://www.jpeek.com/
Tim Newsham
http://www.lava.net/~newsham/
7:04 a.m.
On Thursday, 28 April 2005 at 9:50:21 -0700, Jerry Peek wrote:
Hi everyone. I'm a short-time UNIX user (I
started in 1981 :)
and also a columnist for Linux Magazine (in the US: not the UK
flavour). I just came across TUHS while I was searching for a
V7 cp(1) manpage. (I found it, BTW, via Warren Toomey's page
http://mirror.cc.vt.edu/pub/projects/Ancient_Unix/Documentation/PUPS/manpag….)
I'm writing a series of columns on "What's GNU in Old Utilities".
Heh. This sounds more like "What's Old in GNU Utilities".
It describes new features of GNU utilities like cat(1)
and contrasts
them to "how we used to do it." I'd like to mention TUHS in the
third column, which should be out in August. It seems that TUHS is
alive and well. If any of you have comments or complaints about
that idea, though, would you please let me know before May 1 --
which is when the column is due?
Heh. Thanks for the long warning :-)
I can't speak for Warren, but I'd be surprised if he were not
enthusiastically in favour. I certainly am. Unfortunately, if you
haven't heard from him yet, you probably won't by the submission
deadline.
Greg
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Finger grog(a)lemis.com for PGP public key.
See complete headers for address and phone numbers.
9:02 a.m.
On Fri, Apr 29, 2005 at 04:34:48PM +0930, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote:
I mailed him back yesterday, unfortunately my reply went to Tim and not
the list. I did mention cat -v considered harmful, and Gunnar Ritter's
Heirloom Toolchest.
Cheers,
Warren
It describes
new features of GNU utilities like cat(1) and contrasts
them to "how we used to do it." I'd like to mention TUHS in the
third column, which should be out in August. It seems that TUHS is
alive and well. If any of you have comments or complaints about
that idea, though, would you please let me know before May 1 --
which is when the column is due?
I can't speak for Warren, but I'd be surprised if he were not
enthusiastically in favour. I certainly am. Unfortunately, if you
haven't heard from him yet, you probably won't by the submission
deadline.
4:20 p.m.
Thanks, everyone, for the comments and the helpful pointers!
One of you asked if the articles will be available online.
The first one will be in the June 2005 print issue; it should
be on the Web by August or so at http://www.linux-mag.com/.
Jerry
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