ml> working apache install... oh well... maybe it'll be for 
 ml> the best to just wait for you to "have that baby" ;)

 ML> I got two words: "Static Binaries", for Linux, Windows & DOS. 

 ml> true... that could be done but then you've bypassed the 
 ml> whole idea of shared code libraries (dll, so, and 
 ml> such)... and you end up back in bloat-city cause now 
 ml> you've got code that does the same thing stored all 
 ml> over the place in different executables...

Well look at it this way - You need a 500 mb Linux installation with all
the GCC stuff, libs & headers to build the source in the first place :)
That's a form of bloat in itself.

I don't mind if all the tidbits, external tools, libs & headers come
packaged with the source. But when you have to go digging for dozens of 3rd
party tools with version compatibility doubts; that really pisses me off.

The Max 3.01 binaries were about 3 mbs. All you needed was a DOS box to run
it. No hassles, no worries; just get the files and they work. 

 ML> Probably too much to ask :)

 ml> no, not really... guess it depends on how far back to 
 ml> DOS methods you want to go :)

Heh. For the Maximus DOS vs. OS/2 wars I favour DOS, mainly because it runs
all the games and doors. You can't have a BBS with no doors !

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