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From: overby@plains.NoDak.edu (Glen Overby)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: A Modest Proposal for Source Posting
Summary: please use "keywords" to tell what your program runs on
Keywords: Proposal, Posting, Pnews, inews, gather
Message-ID: <5664@plains.NoDak.edu>
Date: 27 Aug 90 03:56:49 GMT
Organization: North Dakota State University, Fargo
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I have a modest request for those posting their works of art.

When you post a program you have written or ported, PLEASE say something
about WHAT version it is written for.  We have a conglomeration of v1.3,
v1.5.x, PC and Atari-ST systems out there, and it's only going to get worse
when Mac and Amiga people join us.

If I might specifically specify what to use, I'd suggest this:

Keywords: source, Minix-ST, Minix-PC,
	Minix-ST-1.1, Minix-PC-1.3, Minix-ST-1.5.10, Minix-PC-1.5.10

in other words, put at least the machine name, if not what OS version (I
suppose you can forget the version number if you're up-to-date) in the
Keywords: field of an article header.  If you're mailing it in, just put it
at the beginning of your article.  List all machines.  If you're unsure,
overspecify, not underspecify!

(yes, I've been working on the Plains archive today).
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		Glen Overby	<overby@plains.nodak.edu>
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