[Info-vax] VMS/L&T SIG Tapes: Call for Submissions

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In article <4ae4e727$0$275$14726298 at news.sunsite.dk>, =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Arne_Vajh=F8j?= <arne at vajhoej.dk> writes:
>VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
>> In article <4ae4e013$0$272$14726298 at news.sunsite.dk>, =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Arne_Vajh=F8j?= <arne at vajhoej.dk> writes:
>>> Tim E. Sneddon wrote:
>>>> I am taking submissions for the VMS/L&T SIG Tapes (well, maybe
>>>> it should be CD/DVD now).  This will be an interim release, to
>>>> make up for the lack of a proper release since Spring 2007.
>>>>
>>>> So, if you have some software you would like included, or
>>>> maybe you know of some that should be included please point
>>>> your browser at:
>>>>
>>>>     http://www.kednos.com/kednos/Resources/SIG_Tapes#contribute
>>>>
>>>> follow the directions and begin submitting.
>>> I think it is great that you are doing an effort for the
>>> VMS community.
>>>
>>> But besides the long and glorious traditions of DECUS SIG tapes,
>>> then are there really any good reasons to have:
>>> - DECUS SIG tape
>> 
>> A long tradition...
>> 
>> 
>>> - HP freeware CD
>> 
>> Likely defunct now that Hoff is no longer there to compile it.
>> 
>> 
>>> - Hunter Goatley's VMS Freeware
>> 
>> Hunter's archive has it's place as do the others.
>> 
>> 
>>> or would it be better to combine efforts?
>> 
>> The more the merrier.
>
>I am not convinced that there are much benefits of having the
>same stuff available from 3 different sources.
>
>Instead of having 3 people collecting the same stuff they
>could join forces and improve in other ways (like having
>source, VAX binary, Alpha binary, I64 binary, ZIP, VMSINSTAL,
>PCSI etc.).

Well, it's only 2; the VMS Freeware CD collection is defunct.  If you felt
so passionate about this, you should have spoken up when there still was a
Freeware CD.

The DECUS tapes are distributed to many people and therefore, availability
is higher than single sourcing the freeware.

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