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From: david@indetech.com (David Kuder)
Subject: Re: Initial results from version control message
Message-ID: <1989Oct18.183034.24868@indetech.com>
Summary: how to help
Reply-To: david@indetech.com (David Kuder)
Organization: Independence Technologies, Inc. Fremont, CA
References: <70218@uunet.UU.NET> <35748@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 89 18:30:34 GMT

>>	2.9	4	(6/26/82)
>
>There are still sites that are running seven year old software that hasn't
>broken. eek....

So, what can we do to bring these folks into the modern world?  Also,
is there any way to deduce who might be running software so old or
so odd that it doesn't support the version message?  Is it time to
establish a known group of volunteers to help the news impaired?

There is good news in Rick's numbers.  If I'm reading them correctly
out of some 4000 sites that have responded, only some 100 are running
software as old as or older than 2.10.3.  That translates to 97% of
the folks are running news software that's less than 5 years old.
-- 
David A. Kuder                              Comp.lang.perl, the time is now!
415 438-2003  david@indetech.com  {uunet,sun,sharkey,pacbell}!indetech!david
