[rp-ml] re: moving RP-ML server

From: Jim Quinn (jquinn@www.matscieng.sunysb.edu)
Date: Thu Jun 28 2007 - 18:48:04 EEST


Folks -

Being an "academic", I do not believe that we are
less biased or more long-term stable. Instead,
I suggest a Yahoo group. The platform is stable
and easy to manage.

regards,

JQuinn

> From owner-rp-ml@rapid.lpt.fi Thu Jun 28 11:37:49 2007
> Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:16:19 +0100
> From: Adrian Bowyer <A.Bowyer@bath.ac.uk>
> MIME-Version: 1.0
> To: Greg Pettengill <coteart@gmail.com>
> CC: rp-ml@rapid.lpt.fi
> Subject: Re: [rp-ml] Reports of the Death of the RPML have been greatly exaggerated...
>
> Greg Pettengill wrote:
>
> > I still believe it would be wise to not rule out potential help just
> > because it is commercial.
>
> I fully agree. The ideal would be an academic-run service that is
> commercially sponsored with some sort of wall/guarantee between the
> sponsors and the service to prevent sponsors going off in a huff if
> there is the odd critical comment about their product.
>
> We don't want to end up in the dishonorable position that academic
> medicine and the pharmacological companies find themselves in, do we? :-)
>
> --
>
> Best wishes
>
> Adrian
>
> Dr Adrian Bowyer
> http://staff.bath.ac.uk/ensab
> http://reprap.org
>



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