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From: miquels@cistron.nl (Miquel van Smoorenburg)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Source code for sccs
Date: 26 May 1997 10:49:31 +0200
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In article <sej7mgmx3s8.fsf@ethanol.gnu.ai.mit.edu>,
Joel Ray Holveck  <joelh@gnu.ai.mit.edu> wrote:
>mikane@best.com () writes:
>
>> I am looking for source code for sccs to load on
>> a Freebsd system. Does any know of a site 
>> that has source code for Unix?
>
>If memory serves, SCCS is encumbered by AT&T (or whoever owns Unix
>today).  I suggest you use RCS or CVS instead; they are superior to
>SCCS, and are free software.  Check out the info in /usr/share/doc on
>them.

Larry MacVoy announced on the linux kernel mailing list the other day
that he had written a complete SCCS clone.

Mike.
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