Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site timeinc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxb!mhuxn!mhuxm!mhuxj!houxm!vax135!timeinc!jim From: jim@timeinc.UUCP (Jim Scardelis) Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: UNIX source vs. binary (NOT A LEGAL ARGUMENT) Message-ID: <97@timeinc.UUCP> Date: Sat, 9-Feb-85 00:11:05 EST Article-I.D.: timeinc.97 Posted: Sat Feb 9 00:11:05 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Feb-85 06:42:24 EST References: <7982@brl-tgr.ARPA> Organization: Warner Computer Systems Lines: 18 > In the old days (less now) DEC would give a binary site for certain > (most) O/S's quite a few sources, recognizing that this is necessary for > survival. I think that there are quite a few programs/source modules > that MUST be supplied with a UNIX distribution for survival. I realize > a few of these are supplied with SOME distributions, but not enough. Having a microcomputer binary license, with a *few* sources, I agree. I would *really* like to be able to customize login.c so that dialup logins from 'root' are disallowed...but I can't. At least I have enough source/object modules to add device drivers to the system (and a 'sample' driver in the manual). At least shell scripts are readable... Jim Scardelis "The opinions expressed herein are those of my computer, and are not necessarily mine, or that of my employer."