Re: MSDOS name conversion
"brian (b.c.) white" <bcwhite@bnr.ca) wrote on 13.02.96 in <"4213 Tue Feb 13 13:00:18 1996"@bnr.ca>>:
> disks. However, splitting these at the 1.4MB boundary in the distribution
> is not the best way. Also, a 1.4MB boundary is not best for people with
> 1.2MB drives.
Could that be the reason why the suggested split size was more like 0.45
MB? :-)
> As for being extremely concerned, I know I'm arguing this more than
> is strictly called for. I've been a hacker for over 12 years and I
> know the differences between a hack and doing things properly. Debian
> has so many things "done properly" that adding this "hack" of splitting
> files within the distribution bothers me.
Well, that seems to be where we differ. While I also dislike hacks and do
like proper solutions, my opinion on what's a hack and what's proper seems
to be the exact opposite from yours.
MfG Kai
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