Good ${greeting_time}, Kees!

13 Oct 2014 11:56:32, you wrote to me:

 AV>> When the pipe() system call was invented (1973), there were no PCs
 AV>> with their shitty DOS.
 KE> The pipe system requires a multitasking OS. DOS was single tasking
 KE> hence the intermediate files when using pipes.

Have you ever heard of TSR?

 KE>>> The only concept of pipes in MSdos was the use of "|". It was
 KE>>> implemented by use of intermediate files.
 AV>> DOS is dead for over 10 years.
 KE> The fossil interface is at least 25 years old, and apparently the
 KE> software people like to use out of habit or whatever, is as old.

Accessing serial ports as /dev/cua0 is much older.

 KE> The developers passed away or lost their interest in Fidonet and
 KE> many did not release their source code or lost their source code
 KE> due to unexpected circumstances.

That's good: we've got rid of ancient crippleware.

 KE> When people lose their interest in Fidonet, they really do not
 KE> care anymore, look in the nodelist, there are so many now
 KE> disfunctional entries from people who apparently left Fidonet,
 KE> otherwise they would have made sure their nodelist entries would
 KE> present functional connection information.

So why are those people still listed?


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