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!decvax!ittatc!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcc3!mplvax!rec From: rec@mplvax.UUCP (Richard Currier) Newsgroups: net.news.group,net.news.adm,net.news.config Subject: Removing Macintosh related groups from the net. Message-ID: <226@mplvax.UUCP> Date: Tue, 29-Oct-85 13:25:26 EST Article-I.D.: mplvax.226 Posted: Tue Oct 29 13:25:26 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 30-Oct-85 12:45:27 EST Organization: Marine Physical Laborator of SIO at UCSD Lines: 36 Xref: dcdwest net.news.group:2770 net.news.adm:276 net.news.config:524 I must strongly protest the discussed removal of the Macintosh related groups. I use the groups for my WORK which, among other things, involves looking into the feasiblity of using the Macintosh as an inexpensive graphics terminal IN THE UNIX ENVIRONMENT. There is a growing number people in my organization using the Macintosh to offload some of our word processing/engineering drawing tasks to lighten the load on our Unix systems in addition to using them as intelligent/graphics terminals IN THE UNIX ENVIRONMENT. A steady flow of information and software from others doing the same kinds of research is essential to our WORK. Finding the MacWrite to troff converter and the MacPaint to imagen software on the group has been helpful to our WORK. It allows us to create documents with drawings in the Macintosh environment and upload them to be modified and distributed to others in our UNIX ENVIRONMENT and converted to hardcopy on our laser printer. I emphasize the WORK because that is what this network is supposed to be used for: the dissemination of information for the purpose of increasing one's eff- ectiveness at WORK. If there is a legal problem with "shareware" then find out about it and act accordingly. If there is no real problem, then leave the shareware alone. I have found a few gems come through that more than justify the existence of the group. Software, by the way, that I use in my WORK. I have to strongly protest any attempt to limit mac.sources in any way until it can be shown that there are no other alternatives. Net.micro.mac and Net. mac.sources are useful, productive and legitimate groups and will remain so certainly as long as there people on the net investigating the use of the Macintosh in the UNIX WORK PLACE. -- richard currier marine physical lab u.c. san diego {ihnp4|decvax|akgua|dcdwest|ucbvax} !sdcsvax!mplvax!rec