[comp.os.vms] DECUS Public Domain Working Group Top Programs Results

mbox@nieland.DAYTON.OH.US (Ted Nieland) (06/07/90)

Sorry net readers, but I have been remiss in posting this.  I beg your 
forgiveness and will try not to let my real job come first in the future.




A while back the DECUS L&T Public Domain Working Group requested nominations for 
the favorite non-commercial software for VMS, UNIX, MS-DOS, RT, RSX, Macintosh, 
and Amiga DOS.  The following are the results of the responses.

The most intersting thing about the response, is that the most nominations came 
in for VMS systems followed VERY closely by Amiga-Dos nominations.  

The DECUS Public Domain Working Group would like to thank all those who 
participated in this project.

Ted Nieland
DECUS L&T Public Domain Working Group
TED@NIELAND.DAYTON.OH.US   (aka uunet!dayvb!nieland!ted)

For VAX/VMS:

64 Programs were nominated, covering a wide range of applications.  Many of the
programs are available on the DECUS VMS Startup Kit (available from the DECUS 
Library or from a DECUS LUG).

The Top Programs:

KERMIT		DECUS UUCP
TeX		ANU News
VERB		VMSTPC
FILE		VMS_SHARE
SPELL		WATCH
FINGER		SD/DM
GNU Emacs	MORE
GNU CC		SWING



For Amiga-Dos:

63 Programs were nominated, covering a wide range of applications.  Many of the
programs are available via Usenet.


The Top Programs:


Zoo		DMouse
ARP		VD0
MG		LHARC
VLT		WARP
VT100		LS
DNET		ARC
ConMan		DiskSalv
SNAP		PowerPacker

For Unix:

38 Programs were nominated, covering a wide range of applications.  Many of the
programs are available via Usenet.


The Top Programs:

KERMIT		GNU C++
GNU EMACS	MG (micro GnuEmacs)
GNU CC		SMAIL
TeX		BISON
X11R4		GNU Grep
ZOO		RN
ZMODEM		XDVI


For RSX:

17 Programs were nominated, covering a wide range of applications.  Many of the
programs are available from DECUS.


The Top Programs:


KERMIT
DECUS C
VD Driver
TECO
GREP
FRC


For RT:

2 Programs were nominated, covering a wide range of applications.  The
programs are available from DECUS.


The Programs:

KERMIT
DECUS C


For MS/PC-DOS:

38 Programs were nominated, covering a wide range of applications.  Many of the
programs are available via Usenet.


The Top Programs:


KERMIT		QEDIT
PKZIP		NCSA Telnet
ARC		LHARC
MicroEmacs	SEDT
LIST		SBTeX
Automenu	ProComm
FluShot		PC Outline


For Macintosh:

38 Programs were nominated, covering a wide range of applications.  Many of the
programs are available via Usenet.


The Top Programs:


STUFFIT		Rear Window
KERMIT		NCSA Telnet
Gatekeeper Aid	OzTeX
Gatekeeper	MicroEmacs
MockWrite	SoundMaster
SFScrollInit	Vaccine
Disinfectant	Superclock