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Message from Steven
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Sindi wrote:
>
> I would appreciate knowing what wget can do 
> better than links besides reume download

The key difference between links and wget is that
wget is a commandline utility specifically designed
to grab files.  It is fast, clean and can be scripted.

I often use a wget script to grab a web page containing
a steaming-audio URL, strip out the URL and feed it to
mplayer. 

> I was not asking to leave it out, just to somehow 
> provide correct instructions.  

No, it's simpler to leave it out.  AFAIK nobody but you
uses it and you've already got ftp, kermit, etc.

> >> For a minimal BL, is wget really needed?
> >
> > sigh...  yes, wget is a really useful utility.
> 
> Other than resumed download, what should I be using it 
> for that links does not do?

Resuming download is *very* useful, particularly for
people (like me) on dialup ppp.  wget scripting is
also *very* useful.

> > As I've said before, I will not be using upx for BL3.
> 
> I don't recall why not.  

BL3 is designed for old computers.  It is designed to
run on slow CPUs.  Therefore the primary goal is to 
reduce CPU overhead by eliminating unnecessary processes.  
Despite appearances, the number one priority for BL3 is 
not size -- it's speed.

The purpose of UPX is to reduce the size of executables.
It does this by compressing them and then uncompressing
them on-the-fly.  This overhead is not welcome in BL3.

Cheers,
Steven