From: Theodore Ts'o (tytso@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Date: 07/31/92


From: tytso@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Theodore Ts'o)
Subject: (Finally!)  New uploads on TSX-11.MIT.EDU
Date: Sat, 1 Aug 1992 02:11:29 GMT

I've finally found time to actually process all of the files which were
uploaded to tsx-11.mit.edu. My apologies for the delay; I've been
really swamped at work. Thank you all for your patience.

I've noticed that some of the directories on TSX-11 have been getting
really long and bloated, and many of them need pruning. Thus, I've
started reorganizing some of the files in {sources,binaries}/usr.bin to
make it a little bit easier to find things.

Hopefully, someone will produce and maintain a complete source tree of
all of the useful programs that we'd expect in a Unix system, and
regularily compile them all into a binary distribution as well. (Hint,
hint). Then, most of what's in the sources and binaries directories
will be obsolete, except for when people have new programs or updated
programs which haven't made the release cycle yet.

                                                - Ted

~ftp/pub/linux/{sources,binaries}/faith_FSF/*
        This directory contains all of the files which Rik Faith
        (faith@cs.unc.edu) has uploaded to TSX-11. Since he's done
        such a wondeful job compiling many of FSF's packages,
        (including a wondeful README describing all of the files and
        what they do) I decided put them in their own directory, instead
        of mixing it up with the rest of usr.bin directories. With a
        few exceptions, he's compiled most of the recent FSF programs on
        TSX-11. Thanks!!!

~ftp/pub/linux/binaries/emacs-18.58/emacs-2.2.2.tar.Z
~ftp/pub/linux/binaries/emacs-18.58/emacs-etc-2.2.2.tar.Z
~ftp/pub/linux/binaries/emacs-18.58/emacs-shared-2.2.2.2.tar.Z
~ftp/pub/linux/binaries/emacs-18.58/X11emacs-shared-2.2.2.2.tar.Z
        Uploaded by Rick Sladkey (jrs@world.std.com)

        Rick Sladkey has once again done a yeoman's job of compiling
        emacs 18.58. This version uses shared libraries (GCC 2.2.2) and
        has extfs/dosfs compatible directory handling.
        See ~ftp/pub/linux/binaries/emacs-18.58/FAQ.emacs for more
        details.

~ftp/pub/linux/sources/system/gettyps202.tar.Z
~ftp/pub/linux/sources/system/gettyps-patch.tar.Z
        Uploaded by: Steve Robbins (steve@hep.Physics.McGill.CA)
        "A few weeks back I uploaded a getty/uugetty replacement, getty_ps.
        I uploaded a new version tonight: gettyps202.tar.Z, mostly bugfixes.

        "I'm calling it version 2.0.2 because its my second linux release
        of Paul Sutcliffe's 2.0 release."

        gettyps-patch.tar.Z contains the descriptions and diffs made to
        portPaul Sutcliff's 2.0 release to Linux.

~ftp/pub/linux/{sources,binaries}/usr.bin/bpe.tar.Z
        Uploaded by Bill Davidsen (davidsen@ariel.crd.ge.com)

        BPE is a Binary Patch Editor. It displays in hex and text, allows
        searching in hex or text, patching in hex or text, and is generally
        simple and easy to use. It doesn't claim to be a complex tool, but the
        features present work. It allows files of any size, has some online
        help and a man page (bpe.1.1c is current).

~ftp/pub/linux/{sources,binaries}/usr.bin/Communications/minicom.tar.Z

        Uploaded by Joe Waters (jwaters@math.unm.edu)

        Minicom is a modem package, with a dailing directory and zmodem
        recover. Minicom originally was a Minix program, which ported
        to Linux by Joe Waters.

~ftp/pub/linux/binaries/usr.bin/Communications/rzsz3.14.tar.Z
        Uploaded by Chris Maxwell (maxwell@ug.cs.dal.ca)

        Binaries for RZ and SZ zmodem protocol drivers. Version 3.14,
        compiled with GCC 2.2.2, under Linux 0.96cp0. Apparently not
        the latest version, but reasonably recent.

~ftp/pub/linux/binaries/usr.bin.X11/xless-1.1.tar.Z
        Uploaded by Muhammad M. Saggaf (alsaggaf@Athena.MIT.EDU)

        File browsing program for X windows. Dynamically linked with
        the gcc 2.2.2 and X11 v. 1.1 libraries.

~ftp/pub/linux/binaries/usr.bin.X11/xgames.tar.Z
        Uploaded by Steve Seiden (sseiden@ics.uci.edu)

        xgames recompiled with gcc 2.2.2. (Contains .a files)

~ftp/pub/linux/{sources,binaries}/usr.bin/protoize.tar.Z
        Uploaded by R Michael McMahon (chad@src.umd.edu)

        A port of gnu's protoize utility for Linux.

~ftp/pub/linux/scripts/ibug.tar.Z
        Uploaded by Matt Welsh (welshm@dg-rtp.dg.com)

        Script for reporting bugs with Linux. This is to be run on your
        Unix system, *not* on your Linux system.

~ftp/pub/linux/binaries/usr.bin.X11/unclutter.tar.Z
        Uploaded by Muhammad M. Saggaf (alsaggaf@Athena.MIT.EDU)

        Removes idle cursor image from screen. Dynamically linked with
        the gcc 2.2.2 and X11 v1.1 libraries.

~ftp/pub/linux/{sources,binaries}/usr.bin/Archivers/zoo.tar.Z
        Uploaded by Bill Davidsen (davidsen@ariel.crd.ge.com)

        The Zoo archiver; packs and unpacks ZOO archives

~ftp/pub/linux/sources/usr.bin/Archivers/lha.tar.Z
        Uploaded by ???

        This is yet another archiver; warning! Most of the comments and
        documentation are in Japanese (Kanji).