--- Mike Hornsby <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> We have many of the various swap tapes and would be happy to host
> them on our server.

great!  the more the merrier (or something like that :-)

> Can anyone determine any legal restrictions against posting them?

i can't imagine that there is any.  afaik, no one ever had to sign-over
their contributions to interex.  it's common knowledge that many csl
programs have been freely shared (gee, we beat napster by 20 years :-)
within the community for years -- and interex has never said/done a
thing.

> Also, would this be a good time to ask about mirroring the current
> HP3000 patch library and on line documentation? Given the recent HP
> news, perhaps this would be a good topic to
> discuss prior to any other HP3000 FCLOSE/QUIT/TERMINATE:( calls?

i *think* hp has said the documentation would remain available.
however, i'm more inclined to agree with mike about having a legitimate
concern about things mpe-related disappearing overnight, without
warning <sigh>

all the gr patches and documentation are publically available.  i don't
think there's a problem with downloading them (but i only play a lawyer
on tv :-).  i know i have several of the manuals (pdf format)
downloaded (because it's sooooo much faster accessing them from our
intranet).

again, the more folks we got replicating stuff, the better.  mpe
knowledge preservation is something we all can do.   - d

ps1: 'wget' is our friend :-)
ps2: don't forget the really old mpe docs
ps3: thanks lars :-)

Donna Garverick, HP-CSA   Sr. System Programmer
dgarverick -at- longs -dot- com
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Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho'
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are.
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