From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: util-linux-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: from smtp.gentoo.org ([140.211.166.183]:41684 "EHLO smtp.gentoo.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751918Ab2ANV0F (ORCPT ); Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:26:05 -0500 From: Mike Frysinger To: Bruce Dubbs Subject: Re: getting a modern `more` Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:26:03 -0500 Cc: util-linux@vger.kernel.org References: <201201130128.49700.vapier@gentoo.org> <201201140039.17340.vapier@gentoo.org> <4F11BBB4.4030602@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4F11BBB4.4030602@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart2573246.QX8iP6UqQr"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha1 Message-Id: <201201141626.04499.vapier@gentoo.org> Sender: util-linux-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --nextPart2573246.QX8iP6UqQr Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On Saturday 14 January 2012 12:30:28 Bruce Dubbs wrote: > No, of course not. Please understand that I have no connection with the > 'less' project. I don't know why it forked, but it too has been around > since at least 1995 and appears to pre-date Linux (and Util-Linux). > The website goes back to 'Version 290' in 1995. yes, but the util-linux projected picked up `more` which predates both > I've been working with computers since before Unix (and Linux) and know > a little computing history. Before 'Glass TTYs' there were paper > terminals and I suspect 'more' was designed with those paper terminals > in mind. 'Less' appears to have been designed with terminals such as > the VT100 in mind. Sometimes it's beneficial to redesign a program when > something new comes along rather than patch an old design. which is what Eric has done with his more -mike --nextPart2573246.QX8iP6UqQr Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.17 (GNU/Linux) iQIcBAABAgAGBQJPEfLsAAoJEEFjO5/oN/WB6fUP/0CURgzV2ZfUzfFnmYnoRc1J 5/sx0w/T0vY0xVGdaKPR6KvsAQOLXXpSxNg2XW/n4mutYzwBq3o+Ke+eNRU6YA+X CPzxJvd1TAuKEBm1MhlU5uPLAsREJsQBTgll12WxdAdcZW6QUntZ2njaPIQYI8BZ iZ+DiX5UNPieQtthQGE3E8GLd2/cha/AJnQz6I+lDVqo8iFaA8TUAOSe9QXUKeQT z6Chz5CiL5wDLtUl+8d8QI5F0text6D19MVnirrJqliyejXIZyRWuZ5wIgs106y3 dLZVmR3vD0Ri8qvV1ZgIRjJf33ONn12xvWtngmSlSIhUca5aTGzpekSMMug7kCQ6 2PiC336hOhS59jrOnypBMN/mDo71ktdd/kcXuRQZMHaMUKPL1iSgXSEggACTlGxN q4FvzaI/a1NZEHHpJyXQV3JJFbOyJJYZmvykvgm6RZcWhV5raZ9Q2Wwm7JYJXYhh eao9DLL2dU4YufK/enRvI6/WqaCHZMMKO/9EmahfbWft+88P2Nca6hcKH3lJoODS PlBjDRRaQkyqBQ6/DL/U32bMpGVTUb4tLTj5CGfFLyGZkuXIGQYThTt5bbGZogil 9eP+gOdI7rFAQbltjwF3wp5I0Em1b+mi7yzsjv5IhMSeHU6CDAjXVUQzHg4fdBUg gRxVWXH+u02L/U5Lq0Uo =dcdv -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart2573246.QX8iP6UqQr--