Re: Reuse-driven Software Processes Guidebook

Re: Reuse-driven Software Processes Guidebook

[John Goodsen]

One question.  Why can't ASSET offer anonymous ftp like the rest
of the civilized net world?  Oh I remember, ASSETT is funded by
the government.  It has a duty to remain as innefficient as other
government beauracracies...

This is disgusting...

In article <396fdv$1i3d@source.asset.com> info@source.asset.com writes:

   From: info@source.asset.com
   Newsgroups: comp.sw.components,comp.software-eng
   Date: 1 Nov 1994 17:28:15 -0500
   Organization: Asset Source for Software Engineering Technology
   Keywords: ASSET, reuse, software

   Asset Source for Software Engineering Technology, ASSET, is a
   United States Department of Defense project to promote the reuse
   of computer software and software-related products.

   ASSET maintains a reuse library based in Morgantown West Virginia. We
   offer free access to a variety of software artifacts, which include
   source code and reuse oriented documents.  More information about
   ASSET, acquiring an account, and a hyper-text catalog of our holdings
   can be found at the URL "http://source.asset.com/".

[... holding blurb deleted ...]

   ASSET services are available free to all software practitioners.  ASSET 
   computer access is available through modems or via Internet.  To use 
   ASSET and extract components, a user account is required.  For 
   applications or for more information, contact our business office at 
   (304)-594-3954, e-mail at info@source.asset.com, or write to: 
   ASSET, 2611 Cranberry Square, Morgantown, WV 26505. 

Too much hassle to access your repository ==> doomed for failure.
These government beauracracies just don't get it.  Ease of use is
the key.  Oh, and btw, don't forget to advertise that 800 modem number we
all pay for with our tax dollars...  800 modem lines in this day and age
of internet access??? doubley-disgusting ...

But, hey, have fun at Tri-Ada on our nickel...
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