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From: bob@allosaur.cis.ohio-state.edu (Bob Sutterfield)
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Subject: NeXT on the net (was Re: Fortran and Pascal)
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Date: 10 Nov 88 20:32:37 GMT
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In article <1457@ucsfcca.ucsf.edu> rodgers@cca.ucsf.edu (Rick Rodgers) writes:
>Given the amount of interest in this newsgroup and NeXT's emphasis on
>networking, why aren't THEY reading this newsgroup...

I understand that ThEY are.

>...and answering these sort of questions directly???

I understand that ThEY want to avoid any impression that they have
taken commercial advantage of the forum.  This is a very good, careful
attitude, and is to be applauded.  Impression is everything.

Still, Telebit and Sun and a few others seem to have found a happy
medium where nobody feels like they are intruding.  Some of their
folks are able to make constructive contributions with otherwise
unavailable information (e.g. Guy Harris on Sun tty driver guts)
without raising hard feelings.

It would be nice if occasional controversies here could be settled
with real, authoritative information.  Just the critical tidbit,
without marketing hype.  I wonder if it would work?