21 Dec
2005
21 Dec
'05
8:50 a.m.
Christer O. Andersson wrote:
No, it can be a great thing still, but it is more
trustworthy if
you can read the source code, and as I have mentioned enough already,
others can pick it up if the original author for one reason or
another decides to drop the project. I would personally never trust
a tool that can disappear anytime due to the authors wish. It
actually happened here, even if Dave realized it was a bit thick
and changed his mind to let people continue to use the tool.
I think that appiles to 99% of all the code written.
In the case of image disk, have source code may not be needed,
if it written in modules, the only a device driver need to be linked
into his code. Since I don't have a classic machine I have not paid
much to this thread but a lot can be said for getiing a mini - unix
style OS for the older machines. dd and tar can be your friends
provided one can get a -tiny- or -basic- function of the code.