Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!mit-eddie!apollo!mishkin
From: mishkin@apollo.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.org.usenix
Subject: Re: Distributed Unix BOF at Usenix
Message-ID: <353b29a4.c366@apollo.uucp>
Date: Tue, 2-Jun-87 11:22:00 EDT
Article-I.D.: apollo.353b29a4.c366
Posted: Tue Jun  2 11:22:00 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 4-Jun-87 04:53:53 EDT
References: <35271d8e.1d22@apollo.uucp> <5916@brl-smoke.ARPA>
Reply-To: mishkin@apollo.UUCP (Nathaniel Mishkin)
Organization: Apollo Computer, Chelmsford, MA
Lines: 29

In article <5916@brl-smoke.ARPA> gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB) <gwyn>) writes:
>In article <35271d8e.1d22@apollo.uucp> wyant@apollo.uucp (Geoffrey Wyant) writes:
>>Apollo Computer would like to invite you to a Birds-Of-a-Feather (BOF)
>>on "Distributed Unix Systems" being held Wednesday, June 10, from
>>...  The BOF will begin with a presentation
>>by Apollo Computer on the Network Computing System (NCS) as a base for
>>compute sharing.  After that the floor will be opened to general discussion
>
>If Apollo is setting the rules, then this is an Apollo BOF,
>and should be so labeled (truth in advertising).  Or were you
>planning to invite Locus and other competitors to also give
>presentations before the general discussion.
>
>I'm beginning to think we should do away with BOFs.

Let me make it clear that our intent is NOT to have an "Apollo BOF".
We are NOT setting up some marketing pitch.  We're just poor dumb engineers
trying to get together people to talk about issues in doing distributed
computing on Unix machines.  Yes, we will talk about things we've done.
Anyone else who comes and has something relevant to talk about is welcome
to do so.  If we were remiss in not setting up a formal agenda with formal
invitations to formal people about formal topics in formal distributed
computing, then EXCUSE ME.  I thought this was a "birds of a feather"
session; I wasn't planning on wearing a jacket and tie.
-- 
                    -- Nat Mishkin
                       Apollo Computer Inc.
                       Chelmsford, MA
                       {wanginst,yale,mit-eddie}!apollo!mishkin