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From: john@moncol.UUCP (John Ruschmeyer)
Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: On Consistent Splitting of net.sources
Message-ID: <187@moncol.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 14-Feb-85 15:17:17 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 14 15:17:17 1985
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>From: yee@ucbvax.ARPA (Peter E. Yee)
>Subject: Re: New newsgroup created for the posting of game sources
>Message-ID: <4806@ucbvax.ARPA>
>
>Why was this group created?  I may have missed some of the discussion, but I
>have seen no discussion regarding the need for such a group?  Did my recent
>posting of three games cause a bit of upset? :-)  In any case, the games
>were indubitably source, and I don't see any reason why they should be
>separated from other source.  I mean, there aren't news groups like 
>net.sources.{utilities,kernel-fixes,misc}.  Why the singling out of games?
>

Before any new divisions of net.sources are created, perhaps we had better
decide on a consistent policy for such divisions.

Should any new divisions be machine-oriented (net.sources.mac) or
functionality-oriented (net.sources.games)?

At present we have the makings of a hodge-podge. ("Gee, do I post this game
for the Macintosh to net.sources.mac or net.sources.games?") Isn't the net
confused enough as it is?



[Personal opinion follows- hit 'q' to skip]



Personally I'd like to see a breakdown by machine (or, rather, by OS). I
don't mind wading through lots of source postings provided that there is
SOME chance of them being able to run on my system.  (We run a v7 with a
few 4.1 enhancements, but I don't like seeing an interesting package just
to find out it only runs under 4.2BSD on a Vax 11/780.)

If net.sources MUST be further divided, then let it be along lines like
these:

		net.sources (general stuff, able to run on most systems)
		net.sources.mac
		net.sources.msdos
		net.sources.cpm
		net.sources.4BSD (4.2BSD stuff)
		net.sources.usg  (SYS III, SYS IV stuff)
		etc...


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	Monmouth College		   ...!princeton!moncol!john
	W. Long Branch, NJ 07764

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