Important announcement

[Jonathan D.]

The Pyramid User's Group is happy to announce that it will produce and
distribute a library of public domain software for use on Pyramid
computers.  We will be using the facilities of Rutgers University for
this project.  The machine that will handle the distribution is known
as TOPAZ.RUTGERS.EDU on the Internet, and topaz via uucp.  The
coordinator for disbursement will be Jonathan D. Trudel.  His address
on the Internet is TRUDEL at TOPAZ.RUTGERS.EDU.  His uucp address is
topaz!trudel.  Topaz may be reached via pyrnj, pyramid, seismo,
harvard, and ihnp4.

There will be at least two separate distributions.  These are for
sites with binary only Unix licenses, and for sites with System V
and 4.2 BSD source licenses.  We would prefer to limit distributions
to this, but we are willing to consider distributing Pyramid ports of
software having other licensing restrictions.  If you have such
software, please contact us.
	
Sites wishing to participate should pay a $50 fee to subscribe to the
library.  This will help pay for a person to screen submissions and to
coordinate the library.  A membership form will soon be posted to this
group.

Actual distribution will take place as follows:

-For the Internet, an anonymous ftp login will be created.  However,
 for reasons of system security, sources will not be available.
 Source code may be acquired through the mail as described below,
 provided that the requesting site has proper source licensing.

-Files will be made available via uucp.  The type of files
 available is dependent on individual site licensing.  

-Rutgers will also send out tapes of the library.  This will also depend
 upon site licensing.  We will be charging a fee for the tapes, which
 is calculated to cover our costs.  The fee will be fixed after we
 know how many reels will be needed.  Tapes are available in tar
 format, 9 track reel, at either 1600 or 6250 BPI.  When ordering,
 please specify which type you prefer.

A listing of all software we currently have available will be
announced in the near future.  After that time, additions to the list
will be announced on a monthly basis.

Submissions to the public domain library are welcome and strongly
encouraged.  Submission forms should follow this announcement.
Please contact Mr. Trudel before submitting software you currently 
have available so we can avoid initial duplication.

We encourage you to tell us about any interesting software you know of
at other sites.  If you feel that it would enhance our library, feel
free to tell us about it.  Send us a message describing the software,
where you have seen it, and who to contact.  We can be reached at
pd-request at TOPAZ.RUTGERS.EDU for the Internet, or topaz!pd-request for
uucp sites.


 


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Jonathan D. Trudel	arpa: trudel at topaz.rutgers.edu
			uucp:{seismo,allegra,ihnp4,pyrnj,pyramid}!topaz!trudel