Re: [Savannah-hackers] submission of datashunt - savannah.nongnu.org

[Elfyn McBratney]

Hi,

I'm evaluating the project you submitted for approval in Savannah.

> A package was submitted to savannah.nongnu.org
> This mail was sent to address@hidden, address@hidden
> 
> 
> Rod Furey <address@hidden> described the package as follows:
> License: gpl
> Other License: 
> Package: datashunt
> System name: datashunt
> Type: non-GNU
> 
> Description:
> A record-oriented flow-programming language - a datashunt. Similar to the
> pipe (|) concept in *nix systems or CMS Pipelines. However this allows
> more control than the *nix pipe system does (record based flows and how
> many are allowed to flow at any one time and the ability to flow down
> branches). In that respect it is closer to CMS Pipelines, although CMS
> Pipelines is restricted to allowing one record at a time to flow through
> the pipe. Stage names are deliberately different from both previously
> mentioned concepts. Current stages for example, read & write to/from
> files and console, add linenumbers, talk over TCP/IP, sort, manipulate
> strings, tag records and branch records around various sections of the
> datashunt. Currently written in REXX, the program can be found at
> http://www.nairobi.demon.nl/progs/shunt-0.30.tar
>
> Other Software Required:
> Needs a REXX interpreter to run. I use Regina.
> 
> Other Comments:
> The main worry would be if IBM has any sort of patent on the concept of
> (a) flowing discrete records and/or (b) flowing records around multiple
> branches of a program. I'm not sure if this sort of thing would be
> patentable.

Two files, v1-shunt.rexx and v2-shunt.rexx, need copyright statements
and gpl permission to copy headers.  If you can add those, I can
approve your project.

Regards,

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Elfyn McBratney

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