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From: edhall@rand.org (Ed Hall)
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Subject: Re: CALL FOR DISCUSSION: Create sci.compression?
Keywords: sci.compression data compression new newsgroup creation
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Date: 11 Feb 91 00:43:36 GMT
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In article <497@spam.ua.oz> ross@spam.ua.oz.au (Ross Williams) writes:
>My main concern is what the new group should be called.  I orginally
>Thought that comp.compression would be best, but as crypt which is
>closely related, is sci.crypt and not comp.crypt I thought it would be
>best as sci.compression.

Data compression is meaningless outside of a computer context; it is
arguably as much a part of computer science as compiler writing or
microprocessor design.  Although little practical cryptography is
done without computers these days, for historical reasons
cryptography is viewed as having an existance outside of the aegis
of computer science.

Sci.compression wouldn't be as much of an affront to the naming
system as, say, comp.singles, but it would be silly to use it when
comp.compression fits the comp.* hierarchy to a T.  Even better,
why not use the shorter but equally descriptive "comp.compress"?

		-Ed Hall
		edhall@rand.org