Xref: utzoo news.lists:942 news.groups:12037 news.misc:3541 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!csd4.csd.uwm.edu!mailrus!purdue!spaf From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford) Newsgroups: news.lists,news.groups,news.misc Subject: Changes to Alternative Newsgroup Hierarchies Summary: describes the following alternate hierarchies: alt, bionet, biz, gnu, inet/ddn, pubnet, unix-pc, u3b Message-ID: <7857@medusa.cs.purdue.edu> Date: 3 Sep 89 22:27:09 GMT Expires: 2 Dec 89 22:27:08 GMT Followup-To: news.lists Organization: Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue Univ. Lines: 288 Approved: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU Supersedes: <7429@medusa.cs.purdue.edu> This posting contains a listing of differences between the version of the article (referenced in the "Subject:" line) just posted to the news.announce.newusers group, and the version posted a few weeks ago. It is intended to enable experienced users to track changes to the regularly posted Usenet documents. *** /tmp/fo121222 Sun Sep 3 17:25:23 1989 --- /tmp/fo221222 Sun Sep 3 17:25:23 1989 *************** *** 7,9 Original-from: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford) ! [Most recent change: 21 Jul 1989 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)] --- 7,9 ----- Original-from: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford) ! [Most recent change: 3 Sep 1989 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)] *************** *** 58,60 alt.bbs Computer BBS systems & software. - alt.california Discussion of the state and the state of mind. alt.co-ops Discussion about co-operatives. --- 58,59 ----- alt.bbs Computer BBS systems & software. alt.co-ops Discussion about co-operatives. *************** *** 71,72 alt.flame Alternative, literate, pithy, succinct screaming. alt.gourmand Recipes & cooking info. (Moderated) --- 70,72 ----- alt.flame Alternative, literate, pithy, succinct screaming. + alt.gambling Discussions about games of chance (and mischance). alt.gourmand Recipes & cooking info. (Moderated) *************** *** 80,81 alt.recovery 12-step groups (such as AA, ACA, GA, etc) alt.restaurants Serious consideration of the art of restauranting. --- 80,82 ----- alt.recovery 12-step groups (such as AA, ACA, GA, etc) + alt.religion.computers People who believe computing is "real life." alt.restaurants Serious consideration of the art of restauranting. *************** *** 83,84 alt.rissa For discussing the one and only rissa alt.rmgroup For the people who like to rmgroup/newgroup things --- 84,86 ----- alt.rissa For discussing the one and only rissa + alt.romance ?? alt.rmgroup For the people who like to rmgroup/newgroup things *************** *** 91,92 alt.sources.amiga Technically-oriented Amiga PC sources. (Moderated) alt.test Alternative subnetwork testing. --- 93,95 ----- alt.sources.amiga Technically-oriented Amiga PC sources. (Moderated) + alt.sources.d Discussion of posted sources. alt.test Alternative subnetwork testing. *************** *** 114,115 bionet.general General BIONET announcements. --- 117,119 ----- + bionet.agroforestry Discussion of Agroforestry bionet.general General BIONET announcements. *************** *** 115,116 bionet.general General BIONET announcements. bionet.jobs Scientific Job opportunities. --- 119,121 ----- bionet.general General BIONET announcements. + bionet.sci-resources Information about funding agencies, etc. bionet.jobs Scientific Job opportunities. *************** *** 116,120 bionet.jobs Scientific Job opportunities. ! bionet.journals.contents Journal contents. ! bionet.molbio.ageing Cellular and organismal ageing. ! bionet.molbio.bio-matrix Computer applications to biological databases. bionet.molbio.embldatabank Info about the EMBL Nucleic acid database. --- 121,127 ----- bionet.jobs Scientific Job opportunities. ! bionet.journals.contents Contents of biology journal publications. ! bionet.molbio.ageing Discussions of cellular and organismal ageing. ! bionet.molbio.news Research news of interest to the community. ! bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts Requests for information and lab reagents. ! bionet.molbio.genbank Info about the GenBank Nucleic acid database. bionet.molbio.embldatabank Info about the EMBL Nucleic acid database. *************** *** 120,121 bionet.molbio.embldatabank Info about the EMBL Nucleic acid database. bionet.molbio.evolution How genes and proteins have evolved. --- 127,130 ----- bionet.molbio.embldatabank Info about the EMBL Nucleic acid database. + bionet.molbio.pir Info about the PIR protein sequence database. + bionet.molbio.bio-matrix Computer applications to biological databases. bionet.molbio.evolution How genes and proteins have evolved. *************** *** 121,123 bionet.molbio.evolution How genes and proteins have evolved. - bionet.molbio.genbank Info about the GenBank Nucleic acid database. bionet.molbio.gene-org How genes are organized on chromosomes. --- 130,131 ----- bionet.molbio.evolution How genes and proteins have evolved. bionet.molbio.gene-org How genes are organized on chromosomes. *************** *** 123,127 bionet.molbio.gene-org How genes are organized on chromosomes. - bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts Requests for information and lab reagents. - bionet.molbio.news Research news of interest to the community. - bionet.molbio.pir The PIR protein sequencing database. bionet.molbio.proteins Research on proteins and protein databases. --- 131,132 ----- bionet.molbio.gene-org How genes are organized on chromosomes. bionet.molbio.proteins Research on proteins and protein databases. *************** *** 127,136 bionet.molbio.proteins Research on proteins and protein databases. ! bionet.molbio.swiss-prot Discussions on the Swiss Protein database. ! bionet.population-bio Technical discussions about population. ! bionet.sci-resources Info on funding agencies & programs. ! bionet.software General discussion of software for BIONET. ! bionet.software.contrib Info on programs contributed to BIONET. ! bionet.software.pc Info on PC software for scientists. ! bionet.software.pc.comm Info on PC communications software. ! bionet.technology.conversion Info on biomass and waste treatment. --- 132,137 ----- bionet.molbio.proteins Research on proteins and protein databases. ! bionet.molbio.swiss-prot Discussion on the SWISS-PROT Database. ! bionet.population-bio Technical discussions about population biology. ! bionet.software Information about software for biology. ! bionet.technology.conversion Use of techology to convert waste and biomass. *************** *** 147,148 biz.comp.software Generic commercial software postings. biz.config Biz Usenet configuration and administration. --- 148,150 ----- biz.comp.software Generic commercial software postings. + biz.comp.telebit Support of the Telebit modem. biz.config Biz Usenet configuration and administration. *************** *** 159,168 --- ! "gnu.all" is a set of newsgroups that are gated bi-directionally with ! the DoD/NSF Internet mailing lists concerned with the GNU Project of ! the Free Software Foundation. GNU (GNU's Not Unix) will be a complete ! operating system with freely redistributable source code. The GNU ! Project is led by Richard Stallman. Note that use of these groups to ! discuss topics considered contrary to GNU aims and political ! philosophy are considered off-limits (e.g., porting of GNU code to ! Apple machines, usefulness of intellectual property laws). --- 161,171 ----- --- ! gnUSENET (gnUSENET is Not USENET) is a set of newsgroups that are ! gated bi-directionally with the Internet mailing lists about the GNU ! Project of the Free Software Foundation. GNU (GNU's Not Unix) will be ! a complete operating system, including application programs, with ! freely redistributable source code. The GNU Project is led by Richard ! Stallman. Please use ONLY gnu.misc.discuss for discussion of topics ! considered contrary to GNU aims and political philosophy (e.g., ! porting of GNU code to Apple machines, usefulness of intellectual ! property laws). *************** *** 174,179 gnu.bash.bug Bourne Again SHell bug reports and suggested fixes. ! gnu.chess Discussion of the GNU Chess program ! gnu.config GNU's Not Usenet administration and configuration ! gnu.emacs Editor/development environment and occasional sources ! gnu.emacs.bug GNU Emacs bug reports and suggested fixes gnu.emacs.gnews News reading under GNU Emacs using Weemba's Gnews. --- 177,182 ----- gnu.bash.bug Bourne Again SHell bug reports and suggested fixes. ! gnu.chess Announcements about the GNU Chess program. ! gnu.config GNU's Not Usenet administration and configuration. ! gnu.emacs Editor/development environment and occasional sources. ! gnu.emacs.bug GNU Emacs bug reports and suggested fixes. gnu.emacs.gnews News reading under GNU Emacs using Weemba's Gnews. *************** *** 180,184 gnu.emacs.gnus News reading under GNU Emacs using GNUS (in English). ! gnu.emacs.lisp.manual Working group on the GNU Emacs LISP Programmer's Manual ! gnu.emacs.vms Discussion of the VMS port of GNU Emacs ! gnu.g++ Discussion of the GNU C++ Compiler and GDB+ Debugger. gnu.g++.bug G++ and GDB+ bug reports and suggested fixes. --- 183,187 ----- gnu.emacs.gnus News reading under GNU Emacs using GNUS (in English). ! gnu.emacs.lisp.manual GNU Emacs LISP Programmer's Manual working group. ! gnu.emacs.vms VMS port of GNU Emacs. ! gnu.g++ Announcements about the GNU C++ Compiler. gnu.g++.bug G++ and GDB+ bug reports and suggested fixes. *************** *** 185,187 gnu.g++.lib.bug G++ library bug reports and suggested fixes. ! gnu.gcc Discussion of the GNU C Compiler gnu.gcc.bug GNU C Compiler bug reports and suggested fixes. --- 188,190 ----- gnu.g++.lib.bug G++ library bug reports and suggested fixes. ! gnu.gcc Announcements about the GNU C Compiler. gnu.gcc.bug GNU C Compiler bug reports and suggested fixes. *************** *** 187,189 gnu.gcc.bug GNU C Compiler bug reports and suggested fixes. ! gnu.gdb.bug GNU DeBugger bug reports and suggested fixes gnu.ghostscript.bug GNU Ghostscript interpreter bugs. --- 190,192 ----- gnu.gcc.bug GNU C Compiler bug reports and suggested fixes. ! gnu.gdb.bug GNU C/C++ DeBugger bug reports and suggested fixes. gnu.ghostscript.bug GNU Ghostscript interpreter bugs. *************** *** 189,192 gnu.ghostscript.bug GNU Ghostscript interpreter bugs. ! gnu.test GNU's Not Usenet alternative sub-network testing ! gnu.utils.bug Bugs in GNU utility programs (e.g., gnumake) --- 192,196 ----- gnu.ghostscript.bug GNU Ghostscript interpreter bugs. ! gnu.misc.discuss Serious discussion about GNU and freed software. ! gnu.test GNU's Not Usenet alternative sub-network testing. ! gnu.utils.bug Bugs in GNU utility programs (e.g., gnumake, gawk). *************** *** 192,194 ! Usenet sites carrying the gnu.all newsgroups include bloom-beacon.mit.edu, cs.bu.edu, decwrl.dec.com, cs.utexas.edu, mailrus.cc.umich.edu, --- 196,198 ----- ! Sites carrying the gnu.all newsgroups include bloom-beacon.mit.edu, cs.bu.edu, decwrl.dec.com, cs.utexas.edu, mailrus.cc.umich.edu, *************** *** 194,199 cs.bu.edu, decwrl.dec.com, cs.utexas.edu, mailrus.cc.umich.edu, ! mandrill.ces.cwru.edu, osu-cis, cs.purdue.edu, rutgers.edu, telly.on.ca, ! tut.cis.ohio-state.edu, uccba.uc.edu, and uunet.uu.net, and many more. Ask ! usenet@any of these sites for a feed, or send mail to ! gnu.config@cis.ohio-state.edu to find someone who can offer them you. --- 198,204 ----- cs.bu.edu, decwrl.dec.com, cs.utexas.edu, mailrus.cc.umich.edu, ! mandrill.ces.cwru.edu, osu-cis, cs.purdue.edu, rutgers.edu, ! telly.on.ca, tut.cis.ohio-state.edu, uccba.uc.edu, and uunet.uu.net, ! and many more. Ask usenet@any of these sites for a feed, or send mail ! to gnu.config@cis.ohio-state.edu to find someone who can offer them to ! you. *************** *** 272,275 ! ddn.mgt-bulletin The DDN Management Bulletin from SRI-NIC. ! ddn.newsletter The DDN Newsletter from SRI-NIC. --- 277,280 ----- ! ddn.mgt-bulletin The DDN Management Bulletin from NIC.DDN.MIL (Moderated) ! ddn.newsletter The DDN Newsletter from NIC.DDN.MIL (Moderated) -- Gene Spafford NSF/Purdue/U of Florida Software Engineering Research Center, Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-2004 Internet: spaf@cs.purdue.edu uucp: ...!{decwrl,gatech,ucbvax}!purdue!spaf Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com