Xref: utzoo comp.unix.ultrix:5688 comp.sys.dec:4774 comp.org.decus:667 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!jarthur!nntp-server.caltech.edu!mustang!carter From: carter@ferrari.mst6.lanl.gov (Dave Carter) Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix,comp.sys.dec,comp.org.decus Subject: Re: DEC software distribution policy Message-ID: <2300@mustang.mst6.lanl.gov> Date: 22 Dec 90 04:33:58 GMT References: <1990Dec19.135709.3689@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> <2173@shodha.enet.dec.com> <1990Dec21.154732.21748@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> Sender: news@mst6.lanl.gov Followup-To: comp.unix.ultrix Organization: Los Alamos National Lab, Group MST-6 Lines: 16 In article <1990Dec21.154732.21748@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> jmoore@cidmac.ecn.purdue.edu (James D Moore) writes: >In article <2173@shodha.enet.dec.com> alan@shodha.enet.dec.com ( Alan's Home for Wayward Notes File.) writes: >> >> This reply is mostly a commentary on how things ought to work >> and some suggestions on how to get there from here. It is NOT >> an official statement by Digital Equipment Corp. (henceforth >> called DEC). DEC does not read News though many of the people >> that work there do. maybe DEC should? i mean, if DEC is truly interested in customer support, as i know they are (being a former employee of DEC), maybe they should have someone responsible for answering questions and relating the problems that are brought up in comp.sys.dec and comp.unix.ultrix (etc.) to the appropriate people. - dave