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From: axel@coma.UUCP (Axel Mahler)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.d
Subject: Re: Shape on Xenix 2.2.3
Keywords: BSD4, functions
Message-ID: <404@coma.UUCP>
Date: 21 Jun 89 15:05:10 GMT
References: <210@ajfcal.UUCP>
Reply-To: axel@coma.UUCP (Axel Mahler)
Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany (West)
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In article <210@ajfcal.UUCP> tony@ajfcal.UUCP (Tony Field) writes:
>
>If anyone wishes the Xenix diff's, I would be glad to email after these
>unresolved functions are implemented.
>
As one of the implementors of the shape-toolkit, I'm glad to see
that many people find our system useful, and even start to do ports
to new platforms. However, as we continue working on shape, the version
control system, and the underlying object management system, we have 
a *STRONG* interest to maintain control over the toolkit's evolution.

*Please* don't start to post all sorts of patches to the original version.
Send patches exclusively to us. We will collect all patches, evaluate 
them, and distribute them as 'official' updates. Although this procedure
will introduce a (hopefully) slight delay for interested netlanders, we
all will have a lot more fun with consistent baselines of the system.
Such 'consistent baselines' are the prerequisite for fruitful discussions
and any form of assistance we might be willing to offer in exchange for 
cooperation.

I invite all interested parties - especially those who do any kind of
work on the shape-toolkit - to join our mailing list. The mailing list
will be a forum for technical issues, discussion of future development
directions, and conceptual topics of software configuration management (SCM).
The list will also be used to distribute patches.

Anyone interested in getting on our list should send mail to 
shape@coma.uucp, uunet!coma!shape, or shape@db0tui62.bitnet.

cheers, Axel.
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Axel Mahler, Tech.Univ. Berlin

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