On Sat, 23 Jan 1999 06:42:39 -0500 (EST) 
 Todd Vierling <tv@pobox.com> wrote:

 > It's called `backwards compatibility', dear.  It's one of NetBSD's primary
 > goals.

It is?

I can see MAYBE doing the following:

	- Make pax-as-tar _WARN_ about long-option usage.  Leave this
	  for one release.

	- After that time peroid, garbage-collect the long options.

If I had my preference, pax-as-tar wouldn't have long options at all.

        -- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>