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From: jtc@van-bc.wimsey.bc.ca (J.T. Conklin)
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Subject: news.all hierarchy reorganization
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Date: 26 Jun 90 15:35:10 GMT
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I have seen quite a few postings discussing the future of the news.all
hierarchy.  I'd like to add a few comments to the frey.

I see a renewed interest in splitting news transports and news readers
into their own sub-hierarchies.  I suggested the same thing in the
discussion period that ultimately led up to the news.software.misc
vote.  The comments I received seemed to indicate that further
classification would serve only those poor souls inflicted with the
Dewey-Decimal Syndrome.  Has net.opinion changed?

Another comment is that the proposed news.software.c would be confused
by novices thinking that the group was about software written in the C
language.  Will it?  I find it hard to predict what will or will not
happen, especially if the net is concerned.

	--jtc