From rlpowell@csclub.uwaterloo.ca Mon May 08 15:20:10 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 8125 invoked from network); 8 May 2000 22:20:09 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 8 May 2000 22:20:09 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO calum.csclub.uwaterloo.ca) (129.97.134.11) by mta3 with SMTP; 8 May 2000 22:20:08 -0000 Received: from calum.csclub.uwaterloo.ca (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by calum.csclub.uwaterloo.ca (8.9.3+Sun/8.9.3) with ESMTP id SAA20125 for ; Mon, 8 May 2000 18:19:38 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <200005082219.SAA20125@calum.csclub.uwaterloo.ca> To: lojban@egroups.com Subject: Re: [lojban] Logflash In-Reply-To: Message from Elrond of "Tue, 09 May 2000 00:10:25 +0200." Date: Mon, 08 May 2000 18:19:37 -0400 X-eGroups-From: Robin Lee Powell From: Robin Lee Powell > >> > > (I'm planning a version of logflash's algorithm for UNIX. If there are any >> > > suggestions, please feel free to make them.) > >> No, I meant I'm doing a complete rewrite from the algorithm statement, in >> C, using ncurses. >> > > Using C is probably a very good idea, Strongly agree. >using ANSI/POSIX would be yet even better so that it is very portable >at the end (I can help you with that), Agree. GNU autoconf is also good. >and of course make it GPL'ed. ;-)) Strongly disagree. The GPL is viral in a very virulent and obnoxious way. Use the LGPL or put it in the public domain or something. >I also suggest making the source as modular as possible, so that it is >easy to implement an X interface once the ncurses is done. Agree. -Robin -- http://www.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/~rlpowell/ BTW, I'm male, honest. As a member of the Hans Solo School of Action Before Thought, Welcome, You've Got Male.