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Ärende: [VOICENWS] INFO: Support for hobbes, part 1--from David Rocks
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Forwarded message from David Rocks <rocksDESPAM@nmsu.edu>
DATE & TIME: 02/06/05 at 11:09 PM  Posted on comp.os.os2.misc:

[Moderator note: David Rocks posted the following as the first of two
separate posts on Usenet.  I will send the second part shortly.]

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	The responses to my original message brought up several points I should 
discuss. First, I need to make it clear as to my intent. I am not  looking
for an operating budget for hobbes. I merely would like some  funds that
would help maintain the system, such as replacing bad hard  drives, adding
memory, etc. I would also like there to some funds to  help pay for
student support but not  to officially fund a student  position for
hobbes. So yes, funding for hobbes should at most be an  occasional call
for support.

	You have to understand that hobbes is and has been largely invisible to 
the university. At its highest there weren't more than a dozen OS/2  users
on campus. I took on supporting comp.os2.binaries and then hobbes  because
I am an OS/2 user and supporter and I was able to take advantage  of my
position. What I did certainly can't be construed as part of the 
university's mission. I think hobbes has provided service to the world  at
large and is a project relevant to my job responsibility; supporting 
computing at my university. When asked I have always been able to  provide
'adequate' justification, but mostly because hobbes never really  bothered
anyone. It didn't take much resources and did provide a  training
environment for student employees.

	What I was hoping to do by providing some funding for hobbes was to  make
it a 'real' project, not just my hobby. Through this I hope that  after I
leave the Computer Center at NMSU will have hobbes on their  regular
project list, and thus draw ongoing attention and support. 

	Since the first note I have had discussions with the people here that
would most likely to influence any decisions about hobbes. The Unix 
manager favors hobbes and sees no reason why he would want to  discontinue
it. The networking staff are always concerned about  vulnerabilities on
the campus network but when forced to think about it  don't really see
hobbes as a major threat. And the current CIO sees no  issues and feels
that if  his unix manager feels hobbes has value and no  one else
complains, it is OK with him to have hobbes continue as an  international
resource. 

	So to the final, most important point. No I can't guarantee the ongoing 
existence of hobbes, not even if I were to stay on forever. I don't  think
any other OS/2 site that might be set up could either. I do think  some
financial support could extend its existence into the near future  and
maybe for many years, possibly past when any of the responders might  have
any interest in OS/2. And even though separated from the university  I
will still be involved, as are most people who gave up a good part of 
their life to an institution of higher learning. At the least I am on  the
alumni solicitation list. 

	I did have to come up with an acceptable termination rule for hobbes so 
the people at NMSU supporting it could establish a 'plan' for this
project. So at NMSU, barring any need the university might have in the 
future, hobbes will go on as long as new items relevant to OS/2 are  being
uploaded to hobbes. That is the best offer I can make. 

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