Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!paul.rutgers.edu!jac From: jac@paul.rutgers.edu (Jonathan A. Chandross) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: CALL FOR DISCUSSION: comp.sources.apple2 Keywords: new newsgroup for Apple // sources Message-ID: Date: 3 Jul 90 20:27:10 GMT References: <15149@reed.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 34 reeder@reed.bitnet (Doug Reeder,,,2343817) > I have assumed that comp.binaries.apple2 was also the place to post > sources. Traffic there is light enough that source code is not a burden. > Properly written Subject: lines allow people to tell what is in a posting > and what machines it runs on or language the code is written in. I suggest > that comp.binaries.apple2 remain the place to post source code. delaneyg@wnre.aecl.ca (Grant Delaney) > The current comp.binaries.apple2 has and is the appropriate place to post > source code. Not every site gets the binary hierarchies because of the sheer size of the groups. Because a binary has to be uuencoded, or the equivalent, you've just doubled the size. The sources hierarchy, however, is widely available. Secondly, the charter for the comp.binaries.apple2 newsgroup is "binaries", *not* sources. The charter for all of binaries is just that -- binaries. A binaries group is just not the appropriate place to post source. People don't know to look there for sources, and you don't expect to find sources there. Sources are not binaries. The binaries group is also not an appropriate place for any discussion of sources. I'm sure you've seen the "this group is for binaries, not for discussion of binaries." You can't have it both ways. Furthermore, there is enough trouble getting people who post binaries to include a decent subject line, let alone enough documentation to explain just what it is that they've posted. A moderated sources group goes a long ways towards improving documentation and providing a decent description. Jonathan A. Chandross Internet: jac@paul.rutgers.edu UUCP: rutgers!paul.rutgers.edu!jac