MDQS 2.0 Released

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From:      Doug Kingston <dpk at brl-vgr>

	I am happy to announce the availability of
the second release of the Multi-Device Queueing System
(MDQS 2.0) from the Ballistics Research Laboratory.  MDQS
is a sophisticated queueing system designed to work with
multiple queues and devices in a network environment.
The system allows the arbitrary mapping of queues to devices
and has provisions for different forms and different servers
for each request.  Servers have currently been written
by myself and others (such as Boeing) to support a variety
of line printing, ploting, and batch tasks.  Networking
is provided via TCP/IP network connections or UUCP.

	MDQS was developed at the U.S. Army's Ballistic
Research Laboratory and as such is in the public domain.
Everyone is welcome to use MDQS and there is no restriction
on redistribution.  However, MDQS must retain all notations
of its original source and MDQS may not be sold.  It is
permissible to charge to install and maintain MDQS but
the original source belongs to the federal government and
the people of the United States.

	For you commercial users out there, the distribution
conditions boil down to this.  You are free to include MDQS
in any product you sell, but you cannot claim MDQS to be
proprietary source and you must acknowledge the original
source as the U.S. Army Ballistics Research Laboratory.

	MDQS is available by sending a 600 ft or larger tape
to the address below.  If some UNIX site on the net will
volunteer, we may also make it available for FTP.  Unfortunately
we are not allowed to support anonymous FTP from out machines.

			Cheers,
				-Doug-

				Douglas P. Kingston III
				U. S. Army
				Ballistics Research Laboratory
				Attn: DRSMC-BLV-V
				Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD.
				21005


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