Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcvax!cernvax!ethz!forty2!poole
From: poole@forty2.UUCP (Simon Poole)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Posting of UN*X software to comp.sources.atari.st
Message-ID: <305@forty2.UUCP>
Date: 29 May 88 23:48:21 GMT
Reply-To: poole@forty2.UUCP (Simon Poole)
Organization: Exp. Physics University Zuerich
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This  is NOT intended  as flame of  anybody, in particular  not of the
moderator of  comp.sources/binaries.atari.st. This posting is prompted
by the posting of  rzsz (the UN*X  version of zmodem) to comp.sources.
atari.st.

I propose that we adopt a policy of not posting software that does not
run on  the Atari ST  to the Atari  binaries  and  sources  groups, in
particular no software that has previously posted to comp.sources.unix
and comp.sources.misc.

Reasons:

	- it's a real waste of resources (something the various IBM-PC
	  groups really excell in, I don't think we have to copy all
	  brain-damage from them....)  

	- most sites that receive netnews and run UN*X, archive 
	  comp.sources.unix and comp.sources.misc locally. If you
	  are missing a program, or it's simply not installed at your
	  site, what about asking the person that is taking care of 
	  News at your place?

	- comp.sources.unix is archived at various public accessible
	  sites. There is no problem accessing archives from BITNET
	  and 'ARPANET' sites. The regular introduction to comp.sources.
	  unix lists all archives.
 
	- if a program is useful and a up to date version hasn't been 
	  posted for a long time, you should arrange that it gets posted
	  to one of the major sources groups, so that a maximum of people
	  will profit.

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