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- From: davidg@aegis.or.jp (Dave McLane)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
- Subject: Re: FAS 2.10 async driver, part 5/5
- Message-ID: <2399@aegis.or.jp>
- Date: 19 Aug 92 15:37:23 GMT
- References: <F5557UC@geminix.in-berlin.de> <102.26574@incc.com> <1992Aug17.223138.274@crd.ge.com> <1992Aug18.180159.9122@telesys.tnet.com>
- Organization: Aegis Society, Kyoto Japan
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- kreed@telesys.tnet.com (Kevin W. Reed) writes:
-
- >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?
-
- Where did you get the idea there are rulings?
-
- >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.
-
- Who are you to define what is valid, correct, and what should be done?
-
- >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.
-
- Perhaps, but I find it hard to imagine what kind of link this guy has
- that he has to call that distance in the first place. Is anybody else
- out there making an international call to get news? ? ?
-
- >Whether or not the contributed software is of value doesn't make it alright
- >to post it in the wrong places.
-
- Again, you seem infatuated with the idea that there is a right and
- wrong. If there is, and you can provide us a reference to where
- this is authoritatively define, please do. If not, why not back off
- and think about how you might get some cooperation....
-
- You see I don't think I would have posted the source code itself,
- only a notice that was some place where source code is usually
- found. But a lot of people use FAS (I do) and Uwe probably had some
- good reason for posting it where he did (thanks Uwe!)
-
- Dave
-
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