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On 6/4/24 13:15, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 4, 2024 at 2:55 PM Rob Sargent <robjsargent@gmail.com> wrote:
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>     On 6/4/24 11:40, Shaheed Haque wrote:
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>     > We use it. I bet lots of others do too.
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>     >
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>     Of course.  There are lots of small, real, useful databases in the
>     wild.
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> But why tar instead of custom? That was part of my original question.
>
That I can't say.  Familiarity?  Fewer keystrokes?


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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/4/24 13:15, Ron Johnson wrote:<br>
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        <div dir="ltr">On Tue, Jun 4, 2024 at 2:55 PM Rob Sargent &lt;<a
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            On 6/4/24 11:40, Shaheed Haque wrote:<br>
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            &gt; We use it. I bet lots of others do too.<br>
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            Of course.  There are lots of small, real, useful databases
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          <div>But why tar instead of custom? That was part of my
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    That I can't say.  Familiarity?  Fewer keystrokes?<br>
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