[Info-vax] Release of OpenVMS V9.2 for x86 Scheduled for July 14, 2022

[Hans Bachner]

Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) schrieb am 12.07.2022 um 22:02:
> In article <tajquj$21qj7$1 at dont-email.me>, Simon Clubley
> <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> writes:
> 
>> On 2022-07-11, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) <helbig at asclothestro.multivax.de> wrote:
>>> In article <tahokr$1ou3j$1 at dont-email.me>, Simon Clubley
>>> <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> writes:
> 
> [The following, since quoted more than that below, is what Simon was
> quoting.]
> 
>>>>> What BestBuy PoS X86 box, that won't carry Billy Tax, capable of running OpenVM
>>>>> cost meS?
> 
> [The following was written by Simon (quoted twice since quoting me
> quoting him).]
> 
>>> Why does hardware without Windows installed have to pay anything to
>>> MicroSoft?
> 
> [The rest also written by Simon.]
> 
>> Please watch your quoting in future Phillip as I didn't write that.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Simon.
>>
>> -- 
>> Simon Clubley, clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP
>> Walking destinations on a map are further away than they appear.
> 
> Folks, usenet quoting schemes have been in place for decades.

right. They help the reader to follow the text.

> Folks, usenet quoting schemes have been in place for decades.  What is
> the fuss?  It is clear that the "blabla writes:" at the beginning
> applies to stuff quoted ONCE below.  The rest is just there for context.
> Usually it does more harm than good to include who quoted what, since
> those following the thread have already read it and the original post
> can be retrieved if necessary.  Why all the fuss all of a sudden?

fwiw - because you quoted Brian but removed the line showing that the 
text was from Brian - which is a bit confusing. You cut down the quote 
anyway, but you should keep the relevant parts which describe who wrote 
the quoted text. If you quote some text, the attribution should remain 
in place.

Hans.