Mark Summerfield warned of likely changes in US law that would remove fitness for purpose as a requirement for software. The changes had already been passed at federal level and now just needed to be ratified at state level. John Steel would report the elections to the next SG meeting. The list would be closed and browsing access to the archives restricted either to AC.UK or totally. It usually meets three times a year to discuss technical and licensing issues concerning applications and the software to access and manage them.
Meetings are informal, with membership drawn from central computer service staff in HEIs.
John Steel 6 Remit Agreed 'Applications and the software to access and manage them'. David Muxworthy asked whether sites were using WordPerfect. Bob Hatfield reported that Nottingham were using WordPerfect too. The price was attractive. The use of Microsoft viewers when required avoided macro virus problems.