Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!pcssc!dma From: dma@pcssc.UUCP (Dave Armbrust) Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386 Subject: Re: Come on, stop blaming/flaming SCO! Message-ID: <229@pcssc.UUCP> Date: 4 May 90 03:55:21 GMT References: <216@pcssc.UUCP> <1990Apr26.173835.26100@ico.isc.com> <544@isipc.UUCP> <839@visenix.UUCP> <1990Apr30.233248.24317@ico.isc.com> <218@pcssc.UUCP> <6005@scolex.sco.COM> <2237@crdos1.crd.ge.COM> Reply-To: dma@pcssc.UUCP (Dave Armbrust) Organization: PC Software Systems Corp. Lines: 32 In article <2237@crdos1.crd.ge.COM> davidsen@crdos1.crd.ge.com (bill davidsen) writes: > There are some very good arguments for comp.unix.i386.apps, and Peter >has made most of them (although I don't think that's the name he >mentioned). Since the same apps run on ALL 386 versions called UNIX >(they have to to get the right to call it UNIX) there could be one group. For that matter most if not all apps that run on 286 also will run on 386 Unix/Xenix systems. For this reason putting app as a sub group of i386 does not make sence to me. What makes more sense is comp.unix.apps. I also beleive that the vendor is important and should be part of this name. Lets take Lyrix as an example. Most questions regarding lyrix is not going to be so simple that someone that knows eroff or Microsoft Word is going to be able to answer this question. If the group comp.unix.sco passes then we will be able to add sub-groups with in this group if there is a call for this. comp.unix.sco.lyrix I beleive would make more sense then comp.unix.i386.apps.lyrix. It may be that discussions for 386/Unix OS should go into comp.unix.i386 rather then comp.unix.sco. (Yes you heard right I did back down a tad!) But other applications sold primarly or exclusively by SCO (ODT, lyrix, Office Portfolo, ect) should be in comp.unix.sco or a sub-group of comp.unix.sco. Comp.unix.sco is a good start. It would give us something that can be built on if needed or desired. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Armbrust | uunet!pcssc!dma PC Software Systems | Phone: (813)365-1162 2121 Cornell Street | Sarasota, FL 34237 |