In a message dated: Wed, 07 Nov 2001 14:47:18 EST
Benjamin Scott said:

>  Ah ha!  That gives you *Debian*'s version of cpio.  Not the GNU tarball,
>but something modified.  Extensively, as it turns out (thanks again for
>sending me that source).  For the better, I suspect.  I notice that both GNU
>tar and GNU cpio seem to fall into the "unmaintained" category.  :-(

Ahh, interesting.  That probably explains why RH ships with mt-st 
rather than the gnu cpio package.

I find it surprising that the Gnu Project would let something like 
cpio/mt fall into the unmaintained category.  Don't they do backups?  

<evil grin size=large>
 <Mwaaaahaaaahaaaaa volume=loud level=sinister>
        Hmmmm, I wonder if they need a sysadmin
 </Mwaaaahaaaahaaaaa>
</evil grin>

-- 

Seeya,
Paul
----

                          God Bless America!

        ...we don't need to be perfect to be the best around,
                and we never stop trying to be better. 
                       Tom Clancy, The Bear and The Dragon



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