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From: avie@wb1.cs.cmu.edu (Avadis Tevanian)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: Cooperation
Message-ID: <4687@pt.cs.cmu.edu>
Date: 11 Apr 89 04:50:13 GMT
References: <16913@obiwan.mips.COM>
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Organization: NeXT, Inc.
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In article <16913@obiwan.mips.COM> mark@mips.COM (Mark G. Johnson) writes:
>Sounds like it's known for sure that NeXT has a net-feed (line ** above),
>so it's a given, a certainty, that most of their technical folks read
>this newsgroup.  Heck, maybe even their marketing & management jockeys
>read it too.  Feedback of both kinds (gripes and praise) on the net are
>heard (and quite likely, acted upon) if not acknowledged.
>

Actually, we don't have a news-feed; however, several of us do read
comp.sys.next via other mechanisms.  Often, I personally hesitate to
reply to messages because I would rather not reply than to spend the
time it would take to give a good reply.  It does seem, though, that
people appreciate the direct feedback from NeXT people, so perhaps I'll
try to participate more in the future (time permitting, of course).  But,
I don't want to get involved in discussions about why machine X is
better or worse than a NeXT machine, or future product plans, ...  You
get the idea.

>Also, the command "uupath next" reveals that NeXT can send and receive
>email; perhaps NeXT would operate less stand-offishly if approached
>this way.  Of course the exact wrong thing to do would be to mail
>a hotheaded flame to ...!next!steve  ---- that'd pretty much guarantee
>that you'll _never_ lay hands on a freebie.
>

next!steve won't send mail to the Steve you think it will, but it will
send mail to a Steve here in the software group.  He already gets enough
junk mail destined for Steve Jobs, so please dob't send him more.
-- 
Avadis Tevanian, Jr.    (Avie)
Chief Operating System Scientist
NeXT, Inc.
avie@cs.cmu.edu or avie@NeXT.com
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