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Re: Term is AOUT



'Bruce Perens wrote:'
>
>From: Chris Fearnley <cjf@netaxs.com>
>> As long as a package maintainer comes along for both, I don't see why
>> both can't be supported.  Although I have no intention of using either
>> package, I will note that my ISP forbids use of SLiRP but allows use
>> of Term.  Something about how SLiRP uses absurd amounts of CPU on his
>> system.  So there's another good reason to support Term.
>
>What bothers me is the need for term-ified versions of this and that.
>If it could be made to pipe into the networking system as if it were
>SLIP, it would be less of a problem. 

Yes, term is ugly and I won't use it.  But I don't see why some
package maintainer shouldn't maintain it if they wish.

-- 
Christopher J. Fearnley            |    UNIX SIG Leader at PACS
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