From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.1 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED, HTML_FONT_LOW_CONTRAST,HTML_IMAGE_ONLY_20,HTML_MESSAGE, MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 2893 invoked from network); 8 Feb 2023 19:59:04 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (50.116.15.146) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 8 Feb 2023 19:59:04 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 342CC40A5B; Thu, 9 Feb 2023 05:59:00 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-vs1-f50.google.com (mail-vs1-f50.google.com [209.85.217.50]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D3F5340A56 for ; Thu, 9 Feb 2023 05:58:55 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-vs1-f50.google.com with SMTP id x8so2863822vso.2 for ; Wed, 08 Feb 2023 11:58:55 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=ccc.com; s=google; h=cc:to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=7sq6mU0iHuR6uwPKKFkeBfHKrKyNKVisXL4/1NRPf4k=; b=jbg8h7+88blRcG2ia02L7vS4nXJ/U0NS5DO/VzWHwpX9zRTkQboqz87pG5CydjOv4V xwlMBMAH3UchrlSt1DwwSrs749K+u5xCEEohjqGUMwFg5J59scfu6UygOcKCA3A+xjUV /ebBhG+kZuE61w23uf8knAeEqoz2VTc9Z4yyI= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=cc:to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id :reply-to; bh=7sq6mU0iHuR6uwPKKFkeBfHKrKyNKVisXL4/1NRPf4k=; b=UtVPmP5Qoy8Z7vd9sM20+qO7Rrf9M1adLQP1TWZr5ndORAWmZmFPLcWvMS5TAoDomY 6cbrcDrecReYW7ivs6U4IHbRM4pN1j90kSK65jbN7HP8TD8cWtGr/tPGYd9AwPGnZ64C sDfOuMfMg1USp7+Piihl8HUJMrvsLQa0gkp74wEBI+MY5AdXW8qp4y9e9B+Hjd33ZnIe PHMA1LLYtB0sT5J8vTfT9cG8KxK4IvC4Lr7zwT02VAyDhV/eYJn6bBShvi8uVPArdswa LbYdMoFSMnph0+IWUHOPPXEvNpAlilZH7lvY1uvd7+lHpyoa/I+0Po+v/AR6S+3oeLL1 OFOg== X-Gm-Message-State: AO0yUKVgC4IVYax2iDliGqjviaKD2/0Qtr3eCrZVKGhd1Bfq/V91Gctn B+2sUKsFirQ/q4Weu0yQgRiF2sG9eJ/eNbvxTCUqcA== X-Google-Smtp-Source: AK7set93siDnPpknowlz6Aq5w9sn21TbTT35uT8BeGk/5NSypmmzw1QvuIIpNd4Z2i2KUqqqAokL8buP5sbvbz9nhz0= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6102:578a:b0:403:31aa:e16b with SMTP id dh10-20020a056102578a00b0040331aae16bmr3090065vsb.9.1675886274857; Wed, 08 Feb 2023 11:57:54 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: Clem Cole Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2023 14:57:29 -0500 Message-ID: To: Will Senn Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="00000000000018e09605f435aeef" Message-ID-Hash: FG35FJAWILYNXQX57ET2GND2ZMDNZNET X-Message-ID-Hash: FG35FJAWILYNXQX57ET2GND2ZMDNZNET X-MailFrom: clemc@ccc.com X-Mailman-Rule-Misses: dmarc-mitigation; no-senders; approved; emergency; loop; banned-address; member-moderation; header-match-tuhs.tuhs.org-0; nonmember-moderation; administrivia; implicit-dest; max-recipients; max-size; news-moderation; no-subject; digests; suspicious-header CC: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society X-Mailman-Version: 3.3.6b1 Precedence: list Subject: [TUHS] Re: history of community help for unix users everywhere List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list Archived-At: List-Archive: List-Help: List-Owner: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: --00000000000018e09605f435aeef Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Will, For those of us outside of BTL, i.e. the Academic users, "Unix News" was created - which became ';login" - We started to meet informally at a few universities and talk to each other. Those of us on the ArpaNet that email/FTP and the like, started to share patches - but mostly things were shared when we got together via magtape. When they were held in NYC, we might be lucky and someone from Research might come (and even accidentally spill a few bits on the floor that mix fix something). Eventually, USENIX was formed, and we met twice a year formally. That was so popular, USENIX started having specialty conferences such as the one for C and C++, LISA, Networking, Linux and Free Software, etc. Similarly, with V7, UUCP was given to use a USENET was started by Tom Truscott and his famous "auto-dialler" that he hacked with a 12v relay, a DR-11C and described at the Bolder USENIX conference. Netnews was not far behind - which sadly became net.noise when the signal-to-noise ratio disappeared. Clem =E1=90=A7 --00000000000018e09605f435aeef Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Will,

For those=C2=A0of us outside= of BTL, i.e. the Academic users, "Unix News" was created - which= became ';login" - We started to meet informally at a few universi= ties and talk to=C2=A0each other.=C2=A0 =C2=A0Those of us on the ArpaNet th= at email/FTP and the like, started to share patches - but mostly things wer= e shared when we got together via magtape. When they were held in NYC, we m= ight be lucky and someone from Research might come (and even accidentally s= pill a few bits on the floor that mix fix something).=C2=A0 Eventually, USE= NIX was formed, and we met twice a year formally. That was so popular, USEN= IX started having specialty conferences such as the one for C and C++, LISA= , Networking, Linux and Free Software, etc. Similarly, with V7, UUCP was gi= ven to use a USENET was started by Tom Truscott and his famous "auto-d= ialler" that he hacked with=C2=A0a 12v relay, a DR-11C and described a= t the Bolder USENIX conference.=C2=A0 =C2=A0Netnews was not far behind - wh= ich sadly became net.noise when the signal-to-noise ratio disappeared.

Clem
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