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From: meehan@src.dec.com (Jim Meehan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Proposed new group seeks a home (comp.lang.lisp.mcl)
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Date: 13 Jun 91 01:18:03 GMT
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A weeks or so ago, I sent out a Request For Discussion about adding
a newsgroup for users of Macintosh Common Lisp (MCL).  There is already
a mailing list maintained by the folks at Apple/Cambridge, but some
of us think it would be better to have a newsgroup.  The discussion
is taking place on news.groups.

The proposed name for the newsgroup was comp.lang.lisp.mcl, but during
the discussion, several people have suggested that it should be one of:

        comp.sys.mac.lisp
        comp.sys.mac.programmer.lisp
        comp.sys.mac.programer.mcl

Andrew Shalit at Apple/Cambridge suggested that we post a message to
comp.sys.mac and comp.sys.mac.programmer to solicit opinions.  Since
I posted the inital RFD, I thought I might as well do it.

Please mail your responses to me (in addition to posting it, if you
like); I'll summarize the reponses.  The choice of name doesn't seem
to be an important issue in the mailing-list-versus-newsgroup
discussion, so I don't want to postpone the Call For Votes over this
point, but I would like your comments on the choice of name.