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- From: kreed@telesys.tnet.com (Kevin W. Reed)
- Subject: Re: FAS 2.10 async driver, part 5/5
- Organization: TeleSys Development Systems, Mesa AZ
- Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 18:01:59 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Aug18.180159.9122@telesys.tnet.com>
- References: <F5557UC@geminix.in-berlin.de> <102.26574@incc.com> <1992Aug17.223138.274@crd.ge.com>
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- davidsen@ariel.crd.GE.COM (william E Davidsen) writes:
-
- >In article <102.26574@incc.com>, jerry@incc.com (Jerry Rocteur) writes:
- >| Who is the irresponsible bastard who posts large files in a non source
- >| newsgroup.
- >|
- >| I have to pay for my news, plus I have to pay for the US-Europe phone
- >| call and I am not impressed having to pay to get this crap.
- >|
- >| What is the ruling regarding posting large files like this?
-
- > The ruling is that when a new version of something comes along, used
- >by thousands of people and contributed freely by the author, you hit
- >the N key and politely say "thanks for the new version." You don't post
- >flames because, like the loaves and fishes, they are going to come back
- >manyfold.
-
- What ruling makes it ok to post source code in a discussion newsgroup?
-
- Actually, he made a valid point. There is no reason for that source
- code to be distributed in a discussion newsgroup. It was posted
- incorrectly. What should have been done was a message posted in the
- discussion groups saying that the sources have been posted in a valid
- source code newsgroup. The crossposting was inappropriate.
-
- I do believe that posting a message calling someone a bastard is a bit
- excessive, but I can imagine my displeasure if I had to pay for a feed
- across the pond and someone incorrectly posted large postings in
- the newsgroups I was subscribed to.
-
- Whether or not the contributed software is of value doesn't make it alright
- to post it in the wrong places.
-
- >--
- >bill davidsen, GE Corp. R&D Center; Box 8; Schenectady NY 12345
- > I admit that when I was in school I wrote COBOL. But I didn't compile.
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