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Re: Intent to package `awk'



sanvila@unex.es (Santiago Vila)  wrote on 29.03.98 in <[🔎] Pine.LNX.3.96.980329132640.1333A-100000@cantor.unex.es>:

> Copyright follows:

[snipped]

> 1) Is this DFSG-compliant?

Seems a typical BSD-like license, so I'd say it is.

> 2) How should we name it? awk is already a generic name which is handled
> via the alternatives mechanism. I suppose it should be something like
> /usr/bin/tota "The One True Awk"... or /usr/bin/the-one-true-awk
> Suggestions?

Well, given that the messiers A., W., and K. are responsible for this  
beast ...

awkawk? :-)

> 3) Version number? (1998?)

Doesn't it have one? If not, look at what's the newest file in the  
archive, and use that date (in 1998-03-29 format).


MfG Kai


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