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> From: sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu (Charles Sandmann)
> Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 09:04:15 -0600 (CST)
> 
> > I think _everything_ should be updated.  But that doesn't mean that
> > you, Charles, need to be the one who does it all as part of the
> > refresh.
> 
> Everything is a "big" order - since that also means that every package
> on every computer and every CD everwhere needs to be swapped out.  I
> don't disagree - but I'd like to know where to focus - which 
> distributions are absolutely REQUIRED to get a functional package.

I think you already have those covered.  Fileutils might be a
first-priority addition, but given the lack of complaints, I'm not
sure even in that.

> > As far as the packages I maintain, I was waiting for the refresh to
> > stabilize before rebuilding them.
> 
> There are also some of the very old releases on Simtel (less features,
> work great!) which should also be rebuilt.

That might prove problematic: some of them might have their build
procedures too bit-rotten to work.

> There are some programs which obviously spawn - but I don't even know
> how to make them do that :-)

You could try asking here, Someone(tm) might know.

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