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From: hyc@math.lsa.umich.edu (Howard Chu)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Proposal to split up ...
Keywords: Re: Proposal to split up ...
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Date: 27 Feb 89 07:03:50 GMT
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Perhaps we could use a split for the binaries, at least. Ideally the
group comp.os.minix should be devoted to discussing the system, not
postings of actual executable files. Sources can generally be used on
both the PC and the ST, so splitting there doesn't seem like a good
idea either. 

This shapes up to:
	comp.binaries.minix.pc
	comp.binaries.minix.st
	comp.sources.minix

The whole idea still seems a little strange to me; I guess I'm not used
to seeing Unix-ish software distributed across Usenet in executable form.
However, having a separate newsgroup for sources seems like a good thing.

Since the current setup is unmoderated, I don't see any reason to drag
a moderator into the picture... Although, at the back of my mind, I
think it would be Real Nice when I saw postings go by, if they were
stamped with an official seal of approval by ast (or, I suppose more
often relevant to me, Johan Stevenson). That's probably too much to ask
for in many cases, though. [And, in the case of essentials like Howard
C Jonson's rs232 driver for the ST, even if it's not official yet, I'm
going to use it because it's the only choice...]

But anyway... I'm not about to call for votes either. Just making idle
comments...
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