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Re: lynx-dev Removing HTPasswd.* HTAuth.* HTAAServ.*: rationale


From: dickey
Subject: Re: lynx-dev Removing HTPasswd.* HTAuth.* HTAAServ.*: rationale
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 21:09:40 -0500 (EST)

> > It is perfectly safe to remove these six files from the distribution,  
> > after snipping one line from HTRules.c and changing the makefile. 
> > I can submit a patch for the CommonMakfile and HTRules.c changes if  
>  
> I'd like to be sure a record of these patches is kept somewhere in 
> case they don't get integrated right away.  It would be a real waste 
> if all this work is lost and forgotten. 
>  
> John, I have sort of been getting cryptic messages from Tom that he 
> would like to start putting a lid on things to move towards a release. 
> I hope Tom will confirm that one way or the other.  Since Tom is the 
> de facto integrater, we need to go by his schedule.  If Tom wants to 
> work 99% on ironing out the bugs, then it might be wise to hold off 
> on your changes until the the climate is more receptive.  (Of course 
> you may have reasons that you can't wait -- in that case, then by all 
> means go ahead.)  

at the moment, I'm nailing the ncurses lid shut; once that's done I'll
have a short window before I have to do the same with xterm and vile.

(but I'm keeping an eye on the consensus about removing files - I'm
not in a hurry to delete things either)

  
> __Henry 


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Thomas E. Dickey
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