Re: nc (netcat) and nc (nedit)

To: Erik Andersen <andersen@inconnect.com>
Cc: Brandon Mitchell <bhmit1@gopher.cc.wm.edu>, Rob Browning <rlb@cs.utexas.edu>, Ben Armstrong <synrg@sanctuary.nslug.ns.ca>, debian-devel@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: nc (netcat) and nc (nedit)
From: Raul Miller <rdm@test.legislate.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1997 16:17:39 -0500
Message-id: <19971122161739.62367@hazel>
In-reply-to: <Pine.SOL.3.96.971122115207.22512A-100000@ultra1>; from Erik Andersen on Sat, Nov 22, 1997 at 12:00:06PM -0700
References: <Pine.A32.3.96.971122115827.36145B-100000@gopher.cc.wm.edu> <Pine.SOL.3.96.971122115207.22512A-100000@ultra1>

Erik Andersen <andersen@inconnect.com> wrote:
> actually use this feature.  I have no strong opinions about the naming,
> except that people used to the nedit "nc" command would be surprised to
> suddenly have "netcat" do its thing instead.  Anyway, I am willing to
> adjust the naming of Nedit's "nc" command if a consensis (spelling?) of
> the Debian developers agrees that this is the Right Thing(tm) to do.

I suspect it will hurt worse later than now.  Also, users who really
want nc to be ncedit can use aliases (or $HOME/bin/nc).

-- 
Raul


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