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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
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Posted: Wed Nov  6 16:17:58 1985
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Organization: Marine Physical Laborator of SIO at UCSD
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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



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