Intent to package `awk'
On Sun, Mar 29, 1998 at 01:39:44PM +0200, Santiago Vila wrote:
> I intent to package a program called "awk", which I downloaded from Brian
> Kernighan's home page :-)
[...]
> Copyright follows:
> /****************************************************************
> Copyright (C) Lucent Technologies 1997
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>
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> its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby
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> documentation, and that the name Lucent Technologies or any of
> its entities not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining
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>
> LUCENT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE,
> [ snipped standard disclaimer about lack of warranty etc. ]
>
> Questions:
>
> 1) Is this DFSG-compliant?
I would say yes: looks like standard BSD license (huh, AT&T and BSD license?)
> 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?
oawk, if it's really the old awk, otherwise nawk if it's the new one
(This is SunOS [~ SVR4] naming)
David
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