roger@GW1.AGS.BNL.GOV (Roger A. Katz) (07/19/90)
Just one small comment. In draft two you have: >Distribution of patches by FTP should be much more efficient than copying and >physically distributing patch tapes. I would add 'more efficent and cheaper'. These are business men you know. Otherwise the draft looks fine. We, knock on wood, have not had all of the problems related in the letter. Some rough roads, but our support has been ok. Oh yes, if you are looking for a snappy phrase to add to the draft on why use the internet, maybe we could use a paraphrase of Arthur C. Clarke's line, 'Do not commute, communicate.' Just an idea. I look forward to the final draft. Roger. Email: roger@gw1.ags.bnl.gov Roger A. Katz AGS Software Controls Group Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, N.Y. 11973-5000 (516) 282-2732
pha@CAEN.ENGIN.UMICH.EDU (Paul H. Anderson) (07/19/90)
Sorry for posting this, but mail to Jim bounced: Jim, I have one additional suggestion for your HP letter. HP/Apollo equipment has always been the last to be supported by comp.sources types of programs. Generally, fixing them so that they work is a small task for the right person, but finding that person and consistently making the results available so that it benefits the Apollo user community at large has always been difficult. Therefore, in request 2), I would add d) Monitor comp.sources.unix, and comp.sources.misc for sources of potential use to Apollo users, and either port the sources, or find someone to port them, and then give feedback to the original authors, as well as providing the patches on a well connected host. This would help alleviate redundant efforts, such as porting gcc to the Apollos. It would also assist people like John Vasta at Apollo, who would then have some internal people able to help him distribute and announce his port of gcc and g++ to the Apollo. Paul Anderson Computer Aided Engineering Network University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48118