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From: jamey@cache.crc.ricoh.COM (Jamey Graham)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: use of xannounce
Message-ID: <9101042125.AA24252@cache.crc.ricoh.com>
Date: 4 Jan 91 21:25:27 GMT
Sender: daemon@athena.mit.edu (Mr Background)
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>Regardless of the reasons for which x.announce was created, my personal
>use of it is to help keep
>abreast of all software that I can run in my X environment. I do not
>care where that software comes
>from.
>
>I am not in favor of this group turning into a product advertising
>forum, but I would like to encourage
>anyone who produces X oriented software to make an announcement to this group.
>
>
>Greg Carleu
>

I tend to agree with Greg.  I would much rather be notified of
products here (via e-mail), at least initially, than to receive mail
via U.S. mail for this very simple reason: electronic messages do not
need to be recycled.  Not all junk, paper mail can be recycled.  If
initial information can be provided here (or in a news group created
for such announcements) then interested parties can ask for more
(paper?) information.  It's good for me.


Jamey Graham                      Ricoh California Research Center
jamey@crc.ricoh.com               2882 Sand Hill Road, Suite 115
                                  Menlo Park, CA  94025-7022

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