[VAX000]SUBMIT.TXT


SUGGESTIONS REGARDING THE SUBMISSION OF SOFTWARE FOR THE VAX SYSTEMS SIG TAPE

These suggestions are not to be considered as requirements for the acceptance 
of software for the tape.  They are intended to help make the structure of
the submissions somewhat more consitent.

1.  If your submission is large or naturally fits into several directories
submit it as a directory tree using the BACKUP command.

3.  There should be one AAAREADME.TXT with each submission.  The following
information should be included for each program or group of programs:

	a.  A brief description of the program or group of related
	programs.  

	b.  The names of previous submissions which this submission
	replaces.

	c.  The name of the person primarily responsible for putting
	the submission together.

	If you use RUNOFF to generate this file don't hide the source 
under another name, use AAAREADME.RNO.  TEMPLATE.RNO contains the primary
runoff commands needed to generate this type of file.

4.  There should be sufficient documentation for each program or group of
programs.  The file containing or pointing to this documentation should 
have a .DOC extension.  If your documentation is somewhere else, say, as 
comments in the program, a .DOC file is still useful to tell people where 
to find the it.  This is good place to put the name of the author, whether 
or not he is interested in bug/improvement reports, and, if he is willing 
to take telephone inquiries, his phone number.

5.  If the above paragraphs are complied with then the command
PRINT/HEADER [...]AAAREADME.TXT will give a very nice summary of the
tape and DIR [...]*.DOC will give the user a start toward finding the
documentation.  

6.  Making the tape for submission.

	a.  If you are submitting a single directory use either 
	COPY or BACKUP, for multiple directories use BACKUP.  If
	you must use FLX or some other format, please CLEARLY indicate
	the format on the tape label and, if possible, the commands
	necessary to copy the tape on a VAX.  

	b.  Use a density of 1600 bpi and be aware that 1600 is
	not always the default in spite of what the DCL User's
	Guide says.

	c.  Take or send the tape to the next symposia or send it,
	with a signed release form to:

		Joe Bingham
		ManTech International
		2320 Mill Road
		Alexandria, VA 22314
		(703) 838-5600