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From:	Mark Bradshaw <bradshaw AT staff DOT crosswalk DOT com>
To:	"'cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com'" <cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject:	RE: whois package
Date:	Fri, 7 Dec 2001 11:09:46 -0500
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No reliance on perl.  Easier to use on stripped down cygwin installations.
I'd think that would be a benefit in the long run.  I like perl, but I'd
think the compiled version would be preferred.

I also thought the mkpasswd inclusion was odd.  I just ripped it out of the
source and said bye-bye.

Mark

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonathan Kamens [mailto:jik AT curl DOT com]
> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 11:06 AM
> To: Mark Bradshaw
> Cc: cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com
> Subject: Re: whois package
> 
> 
> >  From: Mark Bradshaw <bradshaw AT staff DOT crosswalk DOT com>
> >  Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2001 11:04:27 -0500 
> >  
> >  Just took a look at the bw.org version and realised that 
> it's perl based.
> >  I'd really rather support one that can be compiled.
> 
> Why?
> 
>   jik
> 

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