Date   : Wed, 28 Mar 1984 00:10:00 cst
From   : Eaton.HFED@Hi-Multics.ARPA
Subject: MODEM7 ET AL...

REMEMBER... Back before we had micros and had purchased our CB's to tune
in to the airwaves and had something to say.   But... because it was
channel "19" and we were "only four wheelers" and we didn't have the
savvy to really understand what was going on it didn't really matter.
Right?  Wrong...   We knew that the air waves were for everyone and we
knew we had a right to be there but the "ratchet jaws" on "multi tonage,
multi axeled, multi, multi everything felt they owned the channel" and
they acted that way.

This is not a private channel with private access rights or private
anything.  Although I may me relatively new to netland it appears to me
as though the powers that be "as concerns MODEM7" feel it is of
particular concern what I or anyone else thinks about who is best
qualified to write enhancements, upgrades, bug fixes or whatever for
this (BETTER THAN THE AVERAGE BEAR) comm program.

Personally. I think you guys need to either talk to one another
privately or go into the back room and kick hell out of one another
until the true "winner"is announced or until another group of "YAM"
personages steps forward.


It's one helluva program guys.  Don't ruin it.

Jesse (enough's enough)

Eaton.HFED@HI-MULTICS