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From: dww@stl.stc.co.uk (David Wright)
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Subject: news.software.c (was While we're talking about global changes..)
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Date: 28 Oct 89 09:21:50 GMT
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tale@pawl.rpi.edu (David C Lawrence) writes:
#A proposal was brought up a few months ago to create news.software and
#rmgroup news.software.b.  Everytime I post a message to news.software.b
#I still think it is a good idea.  Not even a .misc group, just a
#vanilla news.software.   Are there any strong arguments against this?

That proposal was voted on, but failed due to lack of interest: I think
there was some other issue filling this group at the time.  Pity, it was
a good idea (I voted for it).

We could put it to the vote again - but perhaps better put up an alternative
first;  let's have a news.software.c

The benefit of this would be to separate out the C news stuff (of which
there is a lot) from the B news (and all the rest), of which there is still
quite a lot, to the general benefit of those who now have C and don't care
about B, and vice versa.  Those who have B but may go over to C eventually
(quite a lot of us I expect) can read both groups, with the benefit of
being able to pick out possibly urgent problems with B news software that
they need to know about now, from problems with C news software that will
hopefully be cleared before they adopt it.

Of course this will open the door to suggestions of
news.software.[3|anu|rn|nn|xrn|my_obscure_version] but why not?  If any of
those had enough support/traffic they should have their own groups too, but
at present they don't need it; C news does.

news.software.b would continue to be the general group for news software
that didn't fit into news.software.[c|nntp|notes] - we could maybe
reconsider fixing that later.

Comments?  Shall I post a formal CALL FOR DISCUSSION to n.a.n?

Regards,        "None shall be enslaved by poverty, ignorance or conformity"
        David Wright           STL, London Road, Harlow, Essex  CM17 9NA, UK
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