From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_20,INVALID_DATE autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f43e6,397b3bdeb1027538 X-Google-Attributes: gidf43e6,public X-Google-Thread: ff6c8,397b3bdeb1027538 X-Google-Attributes: gidff6c8,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,94bed36aea33919c,start X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-11-05 13:28:08 PST Path: bga.com!news.sprintlink.net!hookup!news.mathworks.com!panix!cmcl2!jpmorgan.com!jpmorgan.com!usenet From: jgoodsen@trinidad.radsoft.com (John Goodsen) Newsgroups: comp.sw.components,comp.software-eng,comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Reuse-driven Software Processes Guidebook Date: 05 Nov 1994 21:28:08 GMT Organization: The Dalmatian Group, Inc. Message-ID: References: <396fdv$1i3d@source.asset.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: trinidad.ny.jpmorgan.com In-reply-to: info@source.asset.com's message of 1 Nov 1994 17:28:15 -0500 Xref: bga.com comp.sw.components:140 comp.software-eng:9324 comp.lang.ada:7580 Date: 1994-11-05T21:28:08+00:00 List-Id: 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... -- -- John Goodsen Currently on-site at: The Dalmatian Group JP Morgan User Interface Specialists 60 Wall St., New York City jgoodsen@radsoft.com jgoodsen@jpmorgan.com