[Info-vax] Where to locate software

[johnwallace4 at yahoo.co.uk]

On Thursday, 9 June 2016 16:43:36 UTC+1, David Froble  wrote:
> David Froble wrote:
> > Stephen Hoffman wrote:
> >> On 2016-06-09 12:58:12 +0000, Jan-Erik Soderholm said:
> >>
> >>> Now, why was I expecting just that. Instead of some useful tips...
> >>
> >> I've spent the last couple of weeks dealing with this particular 
> >> question secondary to some software package and tools updates, and was 
> >> striving to be civil about the current state of software packaging and 
> >> related documentation on OpenVMS.
> >>
> >> That work has involved establishing what should be some simple product 
> >> dependencies — akin to what app stacking or containers or other forms 
> >> of packaging would routinely encounter — and the results have been 
> >> stupidly complex.
> >>
> >> Knowing that there isn't any documentation and that there isn't any 
> >> particular consistency here and that there aren't vendor 
> >> recommendations — certainly not akin to the app bundles and containers 
> >> that are available on some other platforms — is useful.
> >>
> >> Anybody got a copy of the DEC 1988-vintage software engineering 
> >> handbook?  That was the closest I've encountered outside of the 
> >> modular procedures, and the handbook is both massively outdated and 
> >> not directly on point here.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> > 
> > Sadly, true ....
> > 
> > It would not have taken much to have a short chapter of generic 
> > suggestions for where to place things.  At least enough to give users of 
> > the OS some things to consider.  Actually, a good subject for FAQ ....
> 
> I've thought about this a bit more, and yes, FAQ is exactly where such questions 
> should be answered.  Now, VMS doesn't have, as far as I know, an "OFFICIAL" FAQ. 
>   Perhaps that should be addressed.  However, the existing FAQ can be very 
> helpful, and should be included in any "OFFICIAL" FAQ, should such become 
> available in the future.
> 
> Such an approach would both offer advice, and allow flexibility.

Didn't there used to be a VMS FAQ? What happened to it and/or its
maintainer?