Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!sdd.hp.com!wuarchive!udel!mmdf From: Paul.Northover@dundee.ncr.com Newsgroups: comp.os.minix Subject: Re: comp.os.minix splitup Message-ID: <46876@nigel.ee.udel.edu> Date: 7 Mar 91 19:49:32 GMT Sender: mmdf@ee.udel.edu Lines: 25 In an article Andy Tanenbaum writes: >In article klamer@mi.eltn.utwente.nl > (Klamer Schutte -- Universiteit Twente) writes: >>(About a splitup to comp.os.minix & comp.os.minix.sources) >> >>This proposed splitup leaves me with a question: >> >>Where should fixes and patches go? >I would assume that anything containing code would go to the sources >group. Even if it is a large explanation and 1 line of cdiff. Agreed, that way automatic archivers would pick it up. However a message would also have to be sent to the discussion group as well so that those not subscribing to the sources group would know about the posting. Chances are that this would be done by posting the entire article to both groups, which would mean 2 copies of it for those of us that subscribed to both groups via the e-mail relay :-( It could be worse, the author could send the posting less the 1 line cdiff to the discussion group, then every site would get 2 copies. :-{ Paul Northover NCR Self Service Systems Dundee Scotland