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  1. This version of NcFTP does not support GNU Readline (nor will future
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  2. versions).  It does include an integrated command line editor, "getline."
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  3. It has been enhanced by me to include a mini-VI emulation and support
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  4. for tab completion, so for most users, "getline" will serve as a capable
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  5. replacement.
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  7. So, why isn't Readline supported, even as a configurable option?
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  9. (1)  Readline's license was not compatible with NcFTP's, even though NcFTP
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  10. has been a free program since its genesis in 1991.  NcFTP's license has
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  11. been revised since then, but I don't want to re-integrate support for it.
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  13. (2)  The getline code is lean and mean, whereas Readline is rather
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  14. bloated.  (NcFTP is about 100k smaller when linked with getline!)
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  16. (3) Hardly anyone should miss Readline, since getline now supports
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  17. almost all the functionality NcFTP was using from Readline.
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  19. (4)  I didn't feel like bothering with Readline for the Win32 port.
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