In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have no axe to grind as regards any particular platform on which to 'ql' (new verb). BUT I do hope that the arrival of open source, in whatever form, will be recognised as an opportunity not just to CHANGE the OS etc. but also to improve (or indeed to create) the documentation. Over the last few years, I have gained much useful information from Jonathan Hudson - the comments at the head of some of his code are much more illuminating than the OFFICIAL stuff, even when the latter actually exists.
C programmers in particular need some accessible HOWTO material, especially in relation to the PE. Clarity and unambiguity are what we (I) what. There is a TV ad in the UK which has a punch line - 'It does exactly what it says on the tin'. Our system software should do just that. It is at least as important as redesigning the tin's contents. Christopher Cave
