On Tue, 27 Jul 1999, Brian F. Feldman wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Jul 1999, Soren Schmidt wrote:
>
> > It seems Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote:
> > >
> > > I move that we replace GNU grep in our source tree with this
> > > implementation, once it's been reviewed by all concerned parties.
> >
> > Go for it, the more GNU stuff we nuke the better :)
> >
> > -Søren
> >
>
> Geez, why don't we just write our own compiler and linker, assembler,
> and everything? Let's get every last bit of GNU out of our system, for
> no reason! This kind of NIH is not necessary, and only hurts us by
> misdirecting our energies.
> </joking>
Actually there is a difference between grep and gcc.
you wouldn't ship cc on a binray -only embedded system.
but you might want to ship grep (so that control scripts an use it).
>
> Seriously, I'd love for this to happen. Most GNU software is a hopeless,
> gruesome mess that should be dragged out and shot. Getting rid of as
> much as possible, gradually, is a Very Good Thing; this is how we get
> stability and performance improvements.
>
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