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From: lark@greylock.osf.org (Lar Kaufman)
Newsgroups: comp.os.coherent
Subject: Re: tetris and posting sources
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Date: 11 Jun 91 15:55:15 GMT
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In article <900@cadlab.sublink.ORG>, albani@cadlab.sublink.ORG
(Lanfranco Albani) writes:
> josh@happym.WA.COM (Joshua_Putnam) writes:
> 
> >How about comp.sources.coherent :-)?
> 
> >It'd get my vote.
> 
> And mine, too.

As I have previously indicated, all this is idle chitchat until someone 
follows the procedures in news.groups to initiate a Request For Discussion 
followed by a Call for Votes.  This is not a difficult process, but it is 
a fair amount of work to be a votetaker.  

In the meantime, I assure you that it is within the charter for this newsgroup 
to post sources.  I quote from the Call For Votes:
  The purpose of the group is to discuss and support
  the Coherent operating system and related topics.  

The words "and support" and "and related topics" cover the field pretty
broadly.

Let me suggest that to date, the discussion about whether or not it is
appropriate 
to post sources has generated more traffic than has actual source postings.

I would love to be shown differently, but I know from following comp.os.minix 
that there is not a sufficiency of source materials to be posted to justify a 
comp.sources.coherent.  There MAY be enough volume to justify formation of 
something like comp.sources.smallunix ...

Now all we need is a volunteer vote-taker.  However, I recommend patience, 
this newsgroup is very young yet.

-lar

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