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From: mesard@bbn.com (Wayne Mesard)
Newsgroups: comp.emacs
Subject: Re: Opinion poll -- Is there too much GNU in comp.emacs
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Date: 30 Oct 89 22:58:22 GMT
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mike@system.Cambridge.NCR.COM () writes:
>no ! No !! NO !!!  Please Don't split this stuff up. I used to read all of
>the emacs groups but it was too much !!!  I use mg, GNUemacs, and microemacs
>on several different machines at various times.  This group covers enough
>of everything so that I can keep informed.

Presumably, splitting off a GNU group wouldn't increase the traffic; it
would merely organize it better.  So whassaproblem?

Someone else mentioned that comp.editors would be a better place for
these groups, anyway.  As we all know GNU Emacs is much more than an
editor :-), but for the sake of clarity, I support this idea.

Wayne();

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