Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!uupsi!sunic!tut!kannel!Kimmo.Suominen From: Kimmo.Suominen@lut.fi (Kimmo Suominen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp Subject: Re: HP contrib tape ideas Message-ID: Date: 20 Aug 90 03:24:02 GMT References: <15@gauss.mmlai.UUCP> Sender: kim@kannel.lut.fi Organization: Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland Lines: 31 In-reply-to: burzio@mmlai.UUCP's message of 16 Aug 90 09:30:42 GMT Disclaimer: These are my opinions unless otherwise stated Generally I agree to what Tony Burzio wrote. However: (!) >>>>> On 16 Aug 90 09:30:42 GMT, burzio@mmlai.UUCP (Tony Burzio) said: >Would you want source code included? Tony> No, not really, but only if HP did REGULAR updates to the tape, to Tony> fix operating system upgrade changes breaking code (i.e. monitor) Tony> IF the UUCP instructions were clear, users could retrieve source Tony> from a network file server set up by HP (like uunets' netlib). OF COURSE WE WANT SOURCE CODE, TOO. Would get real, Tony! Do you expect someone from Finland would really UUCP through a modem to the States?? I wonder what that would do to my phone bill (propably stop them - I would also get my phone cut off ;-) Fortunately I currently work for an organization that has direct Internet connection and a local ethernet. Of course distributing source code takes up a lot of space. Maybe a separate set for source code would be a nice idea. >What type of media would you like it distributed on? (cart tape, cd-rom, >mag tape, DAT tape, MO disc) Tony> Everybody has a 9144, even if it's in a closet somewhere :-) Mag tape Tony> for the 800 series is okay, but probably rare for most people. (by the Tony> by, MO disc is still a dream in HP's eye :-) Also an FTP server site would be a useful way of distributing all this kind of stuff. Otherwise all the media supported by HP-UX should be supported on the contrib tapes, too. IMHO. -- Kim --- "That's what I think."