Subj : SQUISH ... who can submit the proposal?
To   : mark lewis
From : Rob Swindell
Date : Mon Feb 18 2019 06:33 pm

  Re: SQUISH ... who can submit the proposal?
  By: mark lewis to Rob Swindell on Mon Feb 18 2019 09:09 pm

 >
 >  On 2019 Feb 18 14:16:04, you wrote to me:
 >
 >  ml>> it was discussed some time back (maybe 10-15 years?) but decided
 >  ml>> against since  they are not FTN related... they are specific to
 >  ml>> message storage which can be  done in any format and is not required
 >  ml>> for FTN participation...
 >
 >  RS> FOSSIL isn't required for FTN participation either, yet it's an FSC
 >  RS> document. <shrug>
 >
 > it was at one time because that was the only way to have the software be
 > able  to run on multiple platforms with widely differing serial port
 > methodologies...
 > there was also a video fossil (aka VFOSSIL) used due to differing video
 > methodologies... MSG is also documented and not required...

When I joined FidoNet in 1992, I did not need nor use a FOSSIL driver. <shrug>

 > i actually liked the idea of having the message base formats and detailed
 > information on how they worked in the library but... that discussion was
 > back  when odin, colin or scott were the chair... i'm fairly sure it was
 > before  scott... i don't have a problem adding them to the /reference/
 > library... it is
 > a bit late in the game, though...

For archival purposes, I don't see a problem with it. The "prior art" seems to
condone the practice (for FSCs anyway).

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