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From: tale@pawl.rpi.edu (David C Lawrence)
Newsgroups: alt.config,alt.sources.d
Subject: Results of alt.sources renaming poll
Message-ID: <1989Nov1.044114.1532@rpi.edu>
Date: 1 Nov 89 04:41:14 GMT
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY
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It's been roughly a week since I called for the poll and the results
are in.  I'm quite happy with the turn-out -- it even went into double
digits, which is something I was not expecting.  Here are the votes
and how they voted.

alt.source-code:
        Rich Salz       <rsalz@bbn.com>
        William Lewis   <wiml@blake.acs.washington.edu>
        Brandon Allbery <allbery@NCoast.ORG>
        Kyle Jones      <kjones%talos.UUCP@uunet.uu.net>
        Dave Lawrence   <tale@rpi.edu>
alt.source.code:
        Raymond Chen    <raymond@math.berkeley.edu>
        Dave Tutelman   <dmt%pegasus.UUCP@att.att.com>
        Paul Meyer      <pem@cadnetix.com>
alt.source-code.only:
        Roy Silvernail  <roy%comcon.UUCP@uunet.uu.net>
        Tim Bell        <bellt@boulder.colorado.edu>
alt.sources.only:
        Tom Neff        <tneff@bfmny0.uu.net>
alt.source.programs:
        Jay Maynard     <jay@splut.conmicro.com>
alt.source-code.damnit:
        Paul Sutcliffe  <paul@devon.lns.pa.us>
alt.sources: (aka alt.leave.it.the.hell.alone)
        Wayne Mesard    <mesard@wilma.bbn.com>
        Karl F Fox      <karl@morningstar.com>
        Nick Holloway   <alfie@cs.warwick.ac.uk>
        William Barr    <barr@caen.engin.umich.edu>

Two people handed two names, which I filed under the one that appeared
first in their messages because eveything else seemed equal.  One other
also commented that he was strongly opposed to anything.only.  My
personal favourite for clarity is alt.source-code.only, but it's long
and I understand why people would be more opposed to that then some
other name.

The poll seems to indicate that people are willing to try the name
change; it leans toward alt.source[-.]code.  Unless someone has major
problems with this, I think an rmgroup for alt.sources and a newgroup
for alt.source-code should appear in about a week.

Thanks to all who took the time to reply.

Dave
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