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Re: Patches online, was Re: Unix Review review of Alpha/OSF

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From: Gail L. Grant
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 22:19
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In article <1993Jan27.003716.3226@decuac.dec.com>, rye@scmbrd.dco.dec.com (Bill Rye) writes:

|>2) I think that instead of discussing it here, we should do something about it.
|>I propose the following: Send me a mail message (since I've already marked
|>most of the news messages as read, and came into this discussion in the
|>middle,) containing the following information:
|>
|>	Why DEC should post patches on the internet.
|>	How all of us would benefit from this.
|>	If you currently pay for telephone support how this would effect it.
|>	(in other words would you drop it or continue it)
|>	Your name and phone number complete with area code.
|>	If internet access is refused, what other options might work.

waitaminute.  this has already been done.  i posted a survey on this to the
newsgroups, gathered the input and reported back up to the appropriate
people.  you should be hearing something about what happened as a result of
148 out of 150 folk wanting this real soon now.

g.
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From: grant@glg.ucs.dec.com (Gail L. Grant)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec,comp.unix.ultrix,comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: Patches online, was Re: Unix Review review of Alpha/OSF
Date: 27 Jan 1993 22:19:44 GMT
Organization: poor.   organization has never been one of my finer points.
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