[925] in SIPB_Linux_Development
Re: Third Party Linux software
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Greg Hudson)
Tue Jan 31 09:56:46 1995
To: linux-dev@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 31 Jan 1995 08:10:52 EST."
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Date: Tue, 31 Jan 1995 09:56:16 EST
From: Greg Hudson <ghudson@MIT.EDU>
(Note that this message has not been sent to any IS staff member
except for the ones who happen to be on this list, and is not intended
as a statement from SIPB to anyone in IS.)
Naomi Schmidt wrote:
> The reason we decided to put the Linux software in the linux locker
> rather than in the maple, matlab, ... lockers was so that this
> would lessen the expectation on the part of the user that this
> software was supported to the same degree and extent by IS as the
> versions of the software that run on our supported platforms.
I am personally unwilling to do any work to support Linux third-party
software on these terms. If ACS is so concerned about making clear
who is responsible for support that they want to throw away the Athena
model for all third-party Linux software, then I have very little
interest in working with them on this.
I may talk to Naomi Schmidt in person about this today. If I'm unable
to change her mind (and it seems the ppt has "decided" this issue
without asking us about it), then someone else on this list is free to
go ahead and deal with Linux software support.
