One other minor point which came out of ADASS was that Bill Joye (Mr. DS9)
asked me if I wanted him to write a letter to PPARC encouraging them to
continue funding for Starlink on the basis of the value of its software
for the international community, and particularly regarding his use of AST
within DS9.
In the light of PPARC response to the IAU's moans about cutting of
starlink support for Pat's international activities, I back-pedalled a bit
on his suggestion, but I'm sure Bill would be willing to send such a
letter if we asked him to.
David
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