🚀 go-pugleaf

On Thursday, in article <815935427snz@microvst.demon.co.uk>
     tgold@microvst.demon.co.uk "Anthony R. Gold" wrote:

AG> In article <815924134snz@muir.demon.co.uk>
AG>            malcolm@demon.net "Malcolm S. Muir" writes:
AG> 
AG> > One reason that applied to the Demon DIS software was to make it
AG> > easier to set up. Another is to make it harder to use it on other
AG> > networks. Remember Demon wrote it and give it away by anonymous ftp.

"make it harder.. other networks"?  Shurely shome mishtake??

Demon have said in the past that they were keen to give as
well as take from the Internet.  No idle words either, for
open news servers, ftp, etc have certainly been useful far
beyond just Demon customers.  And I think it's an attitude
that has commercial value too -- no doubt many of us feel
comfortable buying from an organisation that isn't always
'grab grab grab'.

I think it's a little paranoid to suppose this was a deliberate
act to cripple the software.  The built-in IP addr range sounds more
like the "seemed like a good idea at the time" school of design
to me.  I have a diploma from there myself, so I won't knock it!

..
AG> Since the source is still held secret, I can't comment on any evocative

Hmmm.  I'm still trying hard to believe that there is an
intent to release some or all of that source.  I guess
things are a bit hectic at present with ftp.demon in
intensive care.

Can we at least have some indication on whether or when
we might get sight of some source?

--
John Washington