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From: kay@warwick.UUCP (Kay Dekker)
Newsgroups: net.followup
Subject: net.docs
Message-ID: <2327@flame.warwick.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 14-Oct-85 10:02:25 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct 14 10:02:25 1985
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In article <354@ihdev.UUCP> pdg@ihdev.UUCP (55224-P. D. Guthrie) writes:
>What a great idea!! net.docs !! There is a real need for "how-to"
>manuals on all aspects of unix-life.  I think that these documents could
>be as useful as stuff in net.source for sites without a resident guru. 
>What we all need to do is to share our knowledge and let more people in
>on the "secrets" of Unix.  How about a "How to Port Software Between
>Berkeley 4.x and System V.x" for starters.

Excellent idea.  I'd also suggest "How to Port Software Between Berkeley
4.m and 4.n".  The group should be low-volume and high-content, but it
would probably be better to have it moderated.  That way we can be sure(ish)
that archives are kept (to minimise "I missed the paper on "Why C++ Is Not
My Favourite Programming Language" repost requests) and that problems due
to people not having certain macro packages can be gotten round as cleanly
as possible.  Let's do it!

							Kay.






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