[gopher] Re: Jugtail formerly Jughead

["Benn Newman" <newmanbe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 09/04/07, Chris <chris@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> I hope everyone had a great Easter.
> First I saw in the archives of emails at quux that what I am announcing 
> already was by Benn Newman some time ago. I never saw it neither did a few 
> others so, I'll mention it again.
> (thanks Benn btw)
>
> I would like to announce Jugtail, some of you have no doubt noticed it on:
> http://www.dmoz.org/Computers/Internet/Gopher/
>
> It is the GPL'd release of Jughead (name changed for existing trademark 
> issues).
> Personally I, for many reasons, am quite happy to see this. Back in 04 when I 
> was trying to use Jughead to do things it wasn't really designed to do I 
> found Mr Jone's new email address. In addition to asking a few questions and 
> sending him back his original email questionnaire from Jughead I mentioned 
> maybe porting to FreeBSD and perhaps even GPL.
> He was suprised to find people still used gopher and surely didn't expect to 
> get his questionnaire back so many years later :)
> It was a short time after that I had the pleasure of emailing back and forth 
> a bit with RMS and metioned to him that I thought it would be neat if Jughead 
> was a part of the group of GPL'd software.
> Historically important, made back when gopher was "it" and further under the 
> license of The University of Utah, which isnt a free software but came close, 
> involving Archie Comics as well, a large corporate entity.
> After all if one considered Archie, Jughead and Veronica, the search engine 
> equivalents of the first stone wheels, then we ought to set a few next to a 
> new Hoosier race tire yes? :)
> To my suprise Mr Stallman ask for Jonzys email address and just like that 
> emailed him (I was delighted to be cc'd). How neat, for here was two people I 
> really do consider hero's of mine discussing things like emacs and gcc and 
> jughead and all :)
> As it was, it took a long time and alot of work, waiting and effort by people 
> working behind the scenes, all of us unaware (myself included as my only 
> involvment was to occasionally pester and ask if it was "done yet?"). And now 
> its preserved and free and now no matter what for ever salvaged from being 
> lost. I think thats just great!
>
> Thanks Jonzy!
> Thanks Mr Stallman!
>
> Veronica is next?
> Perhaps we could in addition to saving such software as this, move to get it 
> under the GPL.
> This way it would be further saved, I am refering to all the wonderful old 
> software we collect.

Ten or so months ago, I sent a letter to the University of Nevada
computing support department (or whatever their fancy marketing term
for it is). I never got a reply.

> Happy Gophering!
> Orintz
> gopher://hal3000.cx
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Benn Newman