Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site mplvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!think!harvard!cmcl2!seismo!lll-crg!ucdavis!ucbvax!decvax!ittatc!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcc3!mplvax!rec From: rec@mplvax.UUCP (Richard Currier) Newsgroups: net.news Subject: Re: shareware Message-ID: <232@mplvax.UUCP> Date: Wed, 6-Nov-85 16:17:58 EST Article-I.D.: mplvax.232 Posted: Wed Nov 6 16:17:58 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Nov-85 08:24:10 EST References: <182@tolerant.UUCP> <678@stc-b.stc.UUCP> <2713@brl-tgr.ARPA> Reply-To: rec@mplvax.UUCP (Richard Currier) Organization: Marine Physical Laborator of SIO at UCSD Lines: 38 In article <2713@brl-tgr.ARPA> wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) writes: > >Let's be honest about this -- the only "problem" is that some net hosts >(mainly the fabled "backbone" sites) are putting out more resources than >they are getting back in return (from finding stuff worthwhile on the >net). If every site had people in authority that wanted microcomputer >software for themselves (personally), this issue would have never >arisen. The whole "non-commercial" business isn't really important. > >Will This is already happening Will and faster than I think anyone could have predicted. The number of professional people using microcomputers in the Unix workplace is increasing at a fantastic rate. They are becoming an important part of the "Unix Environment" and the information flow necessary for their effective use is growing in proportion to their increasing use. The system administrators that are objecting to the volume of microcomputer traffic have a legitimate beef at the moment because they have not yet encountered enough pressure from their user base to keep the channels open. This is going to change in the near future and rapidly. What are now considered "non-essential" groups are going to become priority groups when it becomes apparent that the whole nature of the Unix community is evolving rapidly in that direction. System Administrators work for management. The thrust of management is to get the job done. When management sees the value of a tool in increasing productivity anyone who opposes that tool had better have a good resume ready. It would be unfortunate if a small group of sites cut themselves off from what is an extremely exciting and important part of the evolving Unix environment. If they wake up too late they may find management at their door asking why they are out of the mainstream and how it happened. growing pressure from users at their site -- richard currier marine physical lab u.c. san diego {ihnp4|decvax|akgua|dcdwest|ucbvax} !sdcsvax!mplvax!rec