mcdermot@unmvax.UUCP (03/23/85)
In the 6 or 7 years that I've been using unix I've seen a veritable
cornucopia of p.d., free, and low cost unix software. I've also seen
some really expensive software for unix. Most of the former (low cost
or free) has been on the Usenix tapes or from the net. Others as well
as myself have really benefited from this software. Most agree that
this cooperation on cheap/free software is one of the great strengths
of unix (or, more accurately the unix community).
Now my question: is there a really good list of what is out there?
Yes, there are lists from some of the Usenix tapes, and some vendors
publish lists of software one can BUY, but is there a good list of
what's available cheap or for free? I realize the volume is HUGE,
(there are now how many Usenix tapes alone?) but perhaps someone
has a list.
If there is no list, are there any feelings on how many entries such
a list might have, and how it should be formated, distributed, etc?
Should this be a project of one of the user groups, or of the net, or
of a user (or users), or is it just too big to handle? Any ideas, etc
are welcome.
--john
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John McDermott {gatech|ucbvax|convex|pur-ee}!unmvax!mcdermot
Univ of NM W (505) 277-4650
Albuquerque, NM 87131 H (505) 255-7796