RMS says: "Use BSD, for goodness sake!"

[Joao Schim]

On Thu, 26 Jun 2003 11:44:28 -0700 (PDT)
Eli Scott <sp0rkmail at brainguts.no-ip.com> wrote:

> Reguarding AWK - I work at a university in the Environmental Science
> department.  I'm working on a project right now regaurding stream flow and
> nitrate flushing.  over 90% of the programs we use to process streamflow
> records are written in AWK, and it definately is useful beyond filtering
> columns.  This might be just my boss' preference in language, but I have
> tried to reimplement the programs in python, or even make more powerful
> versions in C/C++, and AWK always ends up being the most efficient tool
> with the fastest development time.  So, yes, AWK is used beyond column
> filtering.  And...if it's dropped from FreeBSD, I'll have to go back to
> using Solaris.  I don't want to go back to using Solaris.  I don't admin
> the Solaris machine...its mucky!
> 
> -Eli
> 

I believe the discussion was about moving it to ports,
not to drop it totally.  In stead of using Solaris you would just
pkg_add or build the port on FreeBSD. 

What a relief  ;)

Joao