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From: spl@mcnc.org (Steve Lamont)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Create Comp.graphics.subgroups please???
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Date: 16 Jan 90 18:28:08 GMT
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In article <12964@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> markv@gauss.Princeton.EDU (Mark VandeWettering) writes:
>comp.graphics.formats is an excellent idea, to file the plethora of postings
>about transferring images between different formats.

Good idea, but the name seems a little ambiguous to me.  Maybe we need
comp.graphics.gif, comp.graphics.targa, etc???  Or is that slicing it too
thin?

>I don't know if comp.graphics.2d and comp.graphics.3d are as good of an 
>idea, the breaking out of the two seems slightly wierd.

Agreed.

>How 'bout the formation of a sources group?  comp.sources.graphics?  Any
>body believe that would be useful.

Yes!  Yea and verily!!

>I would also like to see a comp.graphics.research group as well, that
>emphasized more esoteric and research applications.

Again, I like it but am somewhat ambivalent about the name, though I can't
really say that I can think of a better title, myself.

>Let the open debate begin!

... It just did... :-)

						spl (the p stands for
						personally, I think we
						should start with
						comp.graphics.lineprinter...)
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